Hand grenades were found in three Jaffar Express coaches, a train that had been attacked in a terrorist attack last week.
According to the police, Jaffar Express coaches were taken to Quetta train station last night, where four hand grenades were discovered in three of the coaches. A grenade has been deactivated, while the others are being safe.
Railway sources report that the coaches, who were brought last night, have been transferred to the crazy railway shed, where they will be repaired.
On the other hand, Jaffar Express, scheduled to start Peshawar, will not leave tomorrow. Train repairs are still incomplete, and cleaning tasks are also pending. According to the rail control, the train will only start once the repair and cleaning work is completely completed.
The Jaffar Express was attacked while traveling through the Bolan Baluchistan pass. The train was kidnapped, and the terrorists kept several passengers as hostages inside a tunnel. A coordinated rescue operation of security forces followed, resulting in the release of hostages.
The general director of Public Relations between Services (ISPR), Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, confirmed that no passenger was harmed during the authorization operation carried out by security forces after terrorists kidnapped the Jaffar Express in the Bolan district, Baluchistan.
“The 33 terrorists have been sent to hell … Four border body staff embraced martyrdom during the authorization operation,” said Lieutenant General Chaudhry in an interview with a private news channel. However, he added, before the liquidation operation, 21 passengers were martyred by the terrorists.
“Nobody can be allowed to make Pakistan innocent people the victim of his barbarism in the streets, trains, buses or markets due to his misleading ideology,” DG ISPR said.
“Whoever does this, allow me to tell me very clearly, will be persecuted and taken before justice. Let me say that this Joffer Express incident changes the rules of the game,” he emphasized.
Meanwhile, Baluchistan ordered the closure of three universities in the province due to security concerns. Two universities in the provincial capital, Quetta, were closed indefinitely last week, while a third changed to virtual learning on Tuesday, according to an official of the provincial administration, who requested anonymity.
