QUETTA: Train services across Balochistan have been suspended due to heightened security concerns, railway officials confirmed on Saturday.
The decision comes amid a deteriorating security environment in the province.
According to railway authorities, several major passenger and freight services from Quetta have been cancelled. These include the Jaffar Express, Bolan Mail, and the Chaman Passenger, all of which were scheduled to depart from Quetta today.
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Railway officials also confirmed that the freight train operating between Quetta and Zahedan, Iran has been suspended. Additionally, a train travelling from Peshawar to Quetta has been halted at Jacobabad as a precautionary measure, the officials said.
Railway authorities stated that the suspension of train services was carried out due to unavoidable circumstances in view of the prevailing security situation.
