after deadly bombing quetta train station pakistan took a big step suspended train services

Pakistan Railways on Monday suspended all train services to and from the restive south-western province, where 27 people, including soldiers and railway staff, were killed in a suicide bombing at a railway station over the weekend. According to a statement from Pakistan Railways, train services will remain suspended for four days due to security reasons.

The separatist Baloch Liberation Army on Saturday claimed responsibility for the attack on the station in Quetta city, the capital of Balochistan province. Officials said at least 62 people were also injured in the bombing. The provincial government also declared three days of mourning in solidarity with the families of the victims and said security had been beefed up and vowed to retaliate with full force against the separatists, according to the province’s Chief Minister Sarfaraz Bugti. . Bugti spoke after meeting Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, who visited Quetta on Sunday to inquire about the situation. Naqvi’s office said in a statement that authorities will take decisive action to crush terrorists and support the local Balochistan government in tackling the scourge of terrorism.

Train services are a major part of Balochistan’s economy – hundreds of people travel from Quetta to other parts of the country every day. Trains also transport food and other goods. Police had said Saturday’s attack took place when about 100 passengers were waiting for a train to leave Quetta station for the garrison town of Rawalpindi. In its claim of responsibility, the separatist BLA said it targeted Pakistani soldiers.