Pakistan Blames India After Jaffar Express Blast Injures Seven; Seventh Attack On Train This Year

At least seven passengers were injured on Tuesday (October 7, 2025) when a blast on a railway track derailed four coaches of the Jaffar Express near Sultan Kot in Sindh’s Shikarpur district, marking the seventh such attack on the train in 2025. Pakistan’s Minister for Railways, Hanif Abbasi, blamed India for the repeated incidents, alleging “foreign involvement” without presenting any evidence.

The explosion, which occurred around 8:15 am between Shikarpur and Jacobabad, damaged four bogies of the Jaffar Express, a key passenger train operating between Quetta and Peshawar via Jacobabad. Shikarpur Deputy Commissioner Shakeel Ahmed Abro confirmed there were no fatalities and said all seven injured passengers were promptly shifted to Shikarpur Civil Hospital.

How Pak minister blamed India for the attack?

Despite the derailment, Abbasi insisted that railway operations would continue. “The terrorists targeting Jaffar Express again and again are, in fact, proxies of India that is not ready to digest its defeat during Operation Bunyan Al Marsoos,” he told Pakistan-based Dawn, adding that “these cowardly acts” were evidence of “India’s frustration after the May war.”

This is not the first time Pakistan has blamed India for such attacks. Following the March hijacking of the Jaffar Express, when militants killed 21 passengers, Islamabad had accused New Delhi of orchestrating the incident through “handlers in Afghanistan.” India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) dismissed those allegations as “baseless,” saying, “Pakistan should look within itself instead of blaming others for its internal problems.”

Why do Baloch groups claim the train attacks?

Security experts note that most attacks on the Jaffar Express have been claimed by Baloch independence groups, who accuse the Pakistani state of exploiting Balochistan’s natural resources while neglecting its people. Observers believe Abbasi’s allegations against India are part of Islamabad’s broader attempt to externalise its internal unrest.

Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah condemned the latest explosion and directed police to submit an inquiry report. Last month, a similar blast in Balochistan’s Mastung district derailed six coaches of the same train, injuring 12 passengers. On August 10, another IED explosion in Mastung left four people injured.

Why are Pak military’s claims dismissed as fiction?

Pakistan’s military leadership has continued to make sweeping claims about its recent clashes with India, even as its infrastructure faces repeated militant attacks. Earlier this week, ISPR Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said Pakistan’s China-made weapons “performed exceptionally well” in the May conflict, assertions that Indian officials have dismissed as propaganda.

India’s Air Chief Marshal AP Singh recently revealed that Indian forces neutralised 8–10 Pakistani fighter jets during Operation Sindoor, underscoring India’s tactical and technological edge.

As Pakistan reels from mounting domestic insurgency, Abbasi’s unsubstantiated accusations against India appear to reflect the government’s ongoing struggle to deflect attention from its worsening internal security crisis and the resurgence of Baloch separatist violence.