Abbasi condemns Quetta blast, vows uninterrupted train operations

ISLAMABAD, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 24th May, 2026) Federal Minister for Railways Muhammad Hanif Abbasi Sunday strongly condemned the explosion targeting a shuttle train near Chaman Phatak in Quetta, saying the incident as a “cowardly act of terrorism” that could not weaken the nation’s resolve against militancy.

In a statement, the minister said that anti-Pakistan elements operating from India and Afghanistan were sponsoring terrorism to destabilize the country.

He said hostile forces were involved in malicious activities aimed at spreading unrest and fear in Pakistan.

According to railway authorities, the shuttle train coming from Quetta Cantonment was hit by the blast near Chaman Phatak.

The explosion derailed three coaches, including the locomotive, while two coaches overturned.

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The security forces immediately cordoned off the area and launched a rescue operation. Rescue trucks and a relief train were also dispatched to the site to assist in emergency operations and the evacuation of passengers.

Hanif Abbasi said terrorists were enemies of humanity and the country, adding that they would be brought to a “disgraceful end.”

He said that terrorist networks operating from India and Afghanistan would never succeed in their nefarious designs against Pakistan.

The minister directed the concerned authorities to submit an immediate report on the incident and reaffirmed that Pakistan Railways’ operational activities would continue without interruption despite the attack.