QUETTA: The militants of the Indian proxy- the Balochistan Liberation Army- blew up the railway track in Mastung district of Balochistan on Tuesday.
According to initial reports, the blast, which occurred in the Dasht area of Mastung, caused no casualties and did not damage the railway line. Security forces rushed to the site and cordoned off the area as investigations were launched.
No group has yet claimed responsibility for the incident. However, in the past, Baloch separatist outfits have carried out similar attacks targeting railway infrastructure and other state installations in the province.
Authorities are treating the incident as a potential act of sabotage and have intensified security patrols in the region to prevent further attempts.
Balochistan has seen a sharp rise in terrorist attacks in recent years. Militants have increasingly targeted railway lines and other transport infrastructure across the province.
In August 2025, a powerful explosion ripped through the tracks in Mastung, derailing six carriages of the Jaffer Express. No casualties were reported, but the blast forced authorities to suspend train services to and from Balochistan for four days. The Fitna al Hindustan claimed responsibility for the attack.
Just months earlier, in March 2025, armed militants bombed a section of track in the Bolan region, the fighters hijacked the Jaffer Express and held more than 100 passengers hostage for hours. The standoff ended in bloodshed as security forces launched a counter-operation, leaving all terrorists and freeing the hostages. Several militants and civilians are dead.
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Other attacks have targeted key railway infrastructure. An explosive device detonated between Mach and Ab-e-Gum injured a railway worker and disrupting traffic, while militants also struck a major railway bridge in the Bolan Pass, damaging the track over a dry riverbed and halting traffic on the crucial Quetta–Sibi route.
