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Balochistan Trains Resume After Security Operations; Mobile Internet Remains Down
Train services restart in Balochistan after 5-day halt amid counter-terror ops. Mobile data remains down in Quetta and nearby districts.
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by News Desk
2026-02-05
Balochistan Trains Resume After Security Operations; Mobile Internet Remains Down

Train services across Balochistan resumed on Thursday after a five-day suspension, following a series of counter-terrorism operations in response to recent attacks across the province.

Muhammad Kashif, spokesperson for Pakistan Railways’ Quetta division, confirmed that trains including the Jaffar Express (Quetta-Peshawar) and the Bolan Mail (Karachi-bound), which had been suspended since January 31, are now operational. The Quetta-Chaman passenger train also departed today on schedule.

Despite the restoration of train services, mobile data remained suspended in Quetta for the sixth consecutive day, with no connectivity in Nushki, Sibi, and Mastung districts. Balochistan Additional Chief Secretary Hamza Shafqaat said mobile services are expected to be restored by midnight. Areas including Kalat, Khuzdar, Awaran, Panjgur, and Turbat have experienced intermittent suspensions due to prior security concerns.

Balochistan government spokesperson Shahid Rind noted that examinations for grades 8 and 9 would proceed as scheduled, and the polio vaccination campaign would continue, except in Nushki. He added that national highways were cleared, except for a section in Nushki damaged by blasts, which is expected to be repaired within 12–24 hours.

The military concluded “Operation Radd-ul-Fitna-1” in Balochistan, eliminating 216 terrorists. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) reported 36 civilian and 22 security personnel fatalities during the operations. According to ISPR, intelligence-based operations targeted terrorist sleeper cells across multiple areas.

Railway tracks in the province have been frequent targets of attacks. The Jaffar Express was derailed on January 26 due to an explosion on the railway track linking Sindh to Balochistan, though there were no casualties. The train had narrowly escaped attacks in Nasirabad in October and November 2025, with similar incidents reported in Kachhi and Sindh’s Shikarpur districts.

With train operations resuming and roads being cleared, normal life in Balochistan is gradually returning to pre-attack conditions, though night travel restrictions remain in place.
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