A portion of the railway track was damaged after a bomb planted on the track exploded near Dera Murad Jamali in Pakistan’s Balochistan, while police defused another explosive device, local media reported on Wednesday.
Police said miscreants had planted an improvised explosive device (IED) on the main railway track near the Notal area of Nasirabad district.
The device exploded before the Jaffar Express heading from Peshawar to Quetta reached the site on Tuesday.
A section of the track was damaged after the explosion, forcing the suspension of train services. Railway officials halted the Jaffar Express at Dera Murad Jamali and suspended train services between Quetta and other areas until the tracks are fully repaired.