In a statement, officers said that an explosion on the track caused four bogies to ail. The explosion passed in Somarwah near Sultan Kot in the Shikarpur District of Sindh Province.
The Baloch Republican Guards, a Baloch rebel organization, claimed responsibility for the blast minutes after it occurred Pakistan railway crisis. According to a statement by the group, the explosion was carried out by a remote-controlled device at a time when members of the Pakistan army chief Asim Munir were aboard Pakistan train problems. The BRG claimed that several Pakistani soldiers were killed or injured in the attack and that the blast derailed six coaches.
Route Increasingly Targeted
The Jaffar Express is a target of militant groups in recent months because it's often used by Pakistani security for