Under strict security, the Jaffar Express departs Quetta for its return trip.

Following a 17-day suspension due to a terrorist assault, the Jaffar Express left Quetta for Peshawar on Friday, marking the full restoration of rail service between Balochistan and other regions of Pakistan.

The train was inaugurated by National Assembly member Jamal Shah and railway authorities. With more than 400 people on board, the ten-car train departed for Peshawar.

Strict security measures were implemented on the train, and passengers were subjected to rigorous security inspections at the train station.

According to railway officials, Rs9 million was lost as a result of the train services being suspended.

The Jaffar Express had previously traveled 34 hours from Peshawar to Quetta. It is the only train that travels through each of the nation’s four provinces.

On March 11, terrorists assaulted the Jaffar Express, causing the train service to be suspended. While 26 people were slain in the attack, all 33 terrorists involved in the operation were killed by security personnel. There have been reports of a higher number of casualties.

JAFFAR EXPRESSES DEATH

More than 440 passengers were detained on March 11 after the banned Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) detonated train tracks close to a secluded mountain route in the Bolan area.

Security personnel killed 33 assailants and freed the remaining passengers following a day-long standoff. Before the operation began, 26 individuals had been martyred by terrorists. During the operation, four security men accepted martyrdom.

Lt Gen. Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, the director general of Inter-Services Public Relations, referred to India as the primary sponsor of terrorism in Balochistan during a news conference on March 14. He went on to say that the Jaffar Express attack was a result of the same policy.

Additionally, he criticized the Indian media for misleading people by using old social media material. According to him, there was a “nexus” that sought to validate the terrorists’ story and their deeds.

He further revealed that during the attack, the terrorists continued to communicate with handlers in Afghanistan and worked in groups.