At least 24 people were killed and several others injured after a powerful explosion struck near a railway track in Quetta, the capital of Pakistan’s Balochistan province, on Sunday.
The blast occurred near Chaman Phatak railway station, causing partial damage to a train and damaging around 10 vehicles parked nearby. Following the incident, authorities declared an emergency in government hospitals across Quetta and called in additional doctors and medical staff to treat the injured.
Railway officials said the Peshawar-bound Jaffar Express was stopped at Quetta Railway Station as a precautionary measure after the explosion.
Babar Yousafzai, spokesperson for the provincial home minister, said all relevant institutions had been placed on high alert as security forces launched an investigation into the incident.
