Pakistan Railways has again suspended the operation of the Jaffar Express between Quetta and Peshawar for four days, citing security concerns, officials confirmed on Saturday.
According to railway authorities, the service will remain suspended from 9 to 12 November. The last scheduled departure from Quetta to Peshawar will take place on 8 November.
Officials did not specify the nature of the threat. However, train services connecting Quetta with Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have faced repeated disruptions in recent months following a series of attacks claimed by Baloch “pro-independence” armed groups.
The groups say Pakistani military personnel stationed in Balochistan often use trains for transport, making them potential targets.
This year alone, the Jaffar Express has been targeted in more than a dozen attacks, most of which were claimed by the BRG. In March, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) hijacked the Jaffar Express, holding more than 200 Pakistani military personnel hostage for three days. The group issued an ultimatum for a prisoner exchange, which the Pakistani state did not accept. The BLA later claimed to have executed the soldiers it had detained.