Jaffer Express departure cancelled from Quetta amid security concerns
Pakistan
Affected passengers of Jaffer Express have been refunded for their tickets
QUETTA (Dunya News) – The departure of the Jaffer Express from Quetta was cancelled on Monday following the bomb blast that targeted the train in Balochistan yesterday.
According to Pakistan Railway officials, the Jaffer Express traveling from Peshawar to Quetta departed on schedule. However, the train will not operate from Peshawar on August 13 and from Quetta on August 14.
The spokesperson stated that the Bolan Mail, which operates between Karachi and Quetta, will run on August 16 from Karachi to Quetta. Train services were suspended following the bomb attack on the Jaffer Express in the Spezend area yesterday.
It has been clarified that affected passengers of the Jaffer Express have been refunded for their tickets.
It’s worth noting that an explosion occurred on the railway track in the town of Mastung, causing the engine and five carriages of the Jaffer Express to derail. Four passengers sustained minor injuries.
