Security forces foil attack on Jaffar Express in Pakistan

Pakistani security forces thwarted an IED attack on the Jaffar Express in Balochistan’s Nasirabad, the latest in repeated insurgent attempts on the train. Services were halted for safety as authorities investigate, following several deadly attacks on the route this year

Karachi: Security forces foiled an attempt to attack the frequently-targeted Jaffar Express passenger train in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, according to a media report on Sunday.

Unidentified insurgents planted an improvised explosive device (IED) on the track used by the Peshawar-bound train in the Nasir­abad area of the province on Saturday, the Dawn newspaper reported.

Law enforcement agencies cordoned off the area after receiving information about the device and defused it, the report said, quoting a police offi