UN Condemns Deadly Train Attack In Balochistan

Dujarric said the United Nations secretary-general had stressed that terrorism in all its forms and manifestations is unacceptable and called for those responsible for the attack to be identified and brought to justice.

He also reaffirmed the UN’s solidarity with the people and government of Pakistan.

Early on Sunday morning, a suicide bombing involving a vehicle packed with explosives targeted a train carrying soldiers in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan, killing at least 24 people and injuring more than 50 others.

The Balochistan Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the attack.

According to Al Jazeera, several homes and buildings near the railway line were heavily damaged.

Images shared on social media showed burnt-out vehicles and train carriages overturned on their sides, with thick black smoke rising into the sky.

Pakistani media reported that at least three border police officers were among the dead, although most victims were civilians, including passers-by, passengers and residents living near the blast site.

Following the attack, a state of emergency was declared at all major public hospitals in Quetta, and doctors and medical staff were urgently called back to work.

Sarfraz Bugti, Pakistan’s Chief Minister of Balochistan province, condemned the bombing in a post on X, writing: “The terrorists of Fitna Al-Hindustan are proving their savagery by targeting innocent civilians, women, and children.”

The Taliban administration in Afghanistan also condemned the attack.