Major railway sabotage plan foiled

The Baloch Hal News

QUETTA: Unidentified persons attempted to blow up a railway track aiming at a passenger train, Chaltan Express, near Sariab Road in Quetta on early Saturday, however, Quetta-Sibi linked rail track received minor damages but all passengers escaped unhurt, officials said.

Train service on Quetta-Sibi railway section is temporarily suspended while the repair work is underway, railway sources told media.

According to details, the explosion took place when Faisalabad-bound Chaltan Express was passing on a rail track in Darakhshan locality near Sariab Road located in provincial capital Quetta, but however, driver instantly took control over train and brought it to immediate halt.

Minor damages did occur to train but no passenger received any injury, sources said.

Divisional Superintendent Railway Quetta, Maqbool Ahmed Magsi, was quoted by  Geo News saying that the train engine had passed by the site when the explosives went off but three train compartments were on track, however, no loss of life occurred.

Rescue teams have been dispatched to blast scene which will unexpectedly repair minor-damaged track within an hour, he claimed.