By: PTIOctober 7, 2025 12:53 PM IST 2 min readThe Jaffar Express bound for Peshawar in Pakistan was derailed by a blast (File photo: Wikimedia Commons)Several passengers were injured on Tuesday after an explosion struck a railway track in Pakistan’s southwestern Sindh province. The explosion caused five bogies of the Jaffar Express to derail, officials from the railway police were quoted by news agency PTI.The explosion hit the Peshawar-bound Jaffar Express near Somarwah, close to Sultan Kot in Sindh’s Shikarpur district. The injured were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, authorities confirmed.Rescue teams have been deployed at the site, while police and paramilitary forces have sealed off the area and begun collecting evidence to determine the cause of the blast. Initial assessments indicate that the railway track suffered extensive damage, reported PTI.Story continues below this adThe Jaffar Express, which operates between Quetta and Peshawar, has faced multiple attacks in recent months. In September, a blast on the track in Balochistan’s Mastung area damaged one coach and derailed six others, injuring 12 passengers.Earlier, on August 10, four people were wounded after an improvised explosive device caused six coaches of the same train to derail in Mastung. On August 4, the pilot engine sent for clearance came under gunfire near Kolpur — an attack later claimed by the separatist Baloch Liberation Army (BLA).In June 2025, another explosion in Sindh’s Jacobabad district derailed four coaches of the Jaffar Express, though no casualties were reported.The deadliest attack occurred on March 11, when the train was hijacked, leading to the deaths of 26 people, including security personnel. Security forces later killed 33 militants and rescued 354 hostages in a counter-operation.Story continues below this adAuthorities believe ethnic Baloch insurgent groups are behind the recurring assaults on the Jaffar Express.Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram