Pakistan’s Jaffar Express Targeted By Baloch Insurgents, Powerful Blast Derails Five Coaches, Injures Many Passengers

Pakistan Jaffar Express Blast: Baloch insurgents have once again wreaked havoc in Pakistan. Reports indicate that five coaches of the Jaffar Express derailed due to the explosion, injuring several people. The Quetta-bound Jaffar Express was targeted on Tuesday in the Sultankot area near the Sindh-Balochistan border. This train has been attacked before.  

According to reports, the blast was caused by an improvised explosive device (IED). The Baloch insurgent group, the Baloch Republic Guards, has claimed responsibility for the attack. They stated that Pakistani army personnel were traveling on the train, which prompted the attack. 

Quetta Balochistan:

Jaffar express once again targeted by Baloch insurgents. Near Sultan Kot,an explosion caused five carriages to derail, multiple injured. Additionally there are reports of firing on the train. pic.twitter.com/IbITLefpIF

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The motive behind the attack

The Baloch Republican Guards, explaining the motive behind the attack, said they attacked the train because Pakistani army soldiers were traveling on it. They claimed that the blast killed several soldiers and injured many others. They claimed responsibility for the attack and stated that such operations would continue until Balochistan's independence. Security forces arrived at the scene immediately after receiving information about the blast and began a rescue operation. No casualties have been reported yet, but several people are reported injured. 

There have been many attacks before

The Jaffar Express, which runs from Quetta to Peshawar, has been attacked before. A deadly attack took place in March of this year. This was followed by a bomb blast on the same train in September in the Spizend area of ​​Mastung, injuring over a dozen people, with the most casualties among women and children. Three separate attacks were carried out in August, one of which was claimed by the BILA. In March, the Jaffar Express was hijacked, killing 21 passengers and four security personnel. However, the Pakistani Ministry of Railways once described the attack as an accident.