In a massive blast that occurred on a railway track in the Sindh province of Pakistan on Tuesday, multiple coaches of the Jaffar Express were derailed, injuring several passengers. The train was bound to Quetta from Peshawar and targeted near the Sultankot area. The attack was carried out using a remote-controlled IED, as confirmed by the officials. Rescue operation is underway at the site.

Baloch Republican Guards (BRG) has claimed responsibility for the attack on the Jaffar Express in SultanKot. Videos circulating on social media show derailed coaches and injured passengers. No casualties have been reported yet. “The train was attacked at a time when personnel of the occupying Pakistani Army were travelling on board. As a result of the explosion, several soldiers were killed and injured, and six coaches of the train derailed,” the Baloch Republican Guards said in a statement, as reported by NDTV.

Notably, this is not the first time that the Jaffar Express has come under attack. It has been attacked several times in the past also. Earlier on September 24, a deadly bomb explosion targeted the Quetta-bound Jaffar Express in the Spizend area of Mastung, leaving twelve passengers, including women and children, injured. Railway authorities confirmed that six bogies derailed following the blast, with one carriage overturning, resulting in several injuries among the travellers inside.