QUETTA: Train services were restored in Balochistan on Thursday, after five days of suspension, as the tense security situation eased following a series of counter-terrorism operations in response to a spate of attacks in the province.<\/p>\n
However, mobile data services remained suspended for the sixth day in Quetta and some other districts.<\/p>\n
\u201cTrain services within Balochistan and to other provinces have been,\u201d Muhammad Kashif, spokesperson for Pakistan Railways\u2019 Quetta division, confirmed to Dawn.<\/p>\n
He particularly mentioned that the services of the Jaffar Express train on the Quetta-Peshawar route and the Karachi-bound Bolan Mail had been suspended since January 31.<\/p>\n
The railway official added that both had been restored now.<\/p>\n
He further said that operations of the Quetta-Chaman passenger train had also resumed, and it departed today at its scheduled time.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, mobile data services remained suspended in the provincial capital for the sixth consecutive day.<\/p>\n
The mobile internet was still inaccessible in Quetta, Balochistan Additional Chief Secretary Hamza Shafqaat told Dawn. However, it was expected to be restored till 12am, he said.<\/p>\n
Mobile data also reportedly remained suspended in the Nushki, Sibi and Mastung districts.<\/p>\n
The services have also been inaccessible for those in Kalat, Khuzdar, Awaran, Panjgur and Turbat for varying periods due to prior security concerns.<\/p>\n
After several days of \u201cmop-up\u201d actions in some parts in the wake of January 31 attacks, the military announced earlier today that security forces successfully concluded \u201cOperation Radd-ul-Fitna-1\u201d in Balochistan, killing a total of 216 terrorists.<\/p>\n
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said 36 civilians, including women and children, and 22 security forces and law enforcement agencies\u2019 personnel were martyred as a result of the operations.<\/p>\n
\u201c[\u2026] a broader series of intelligence-based operations were launched in multiple areas to dismantle terrorist sleeper cells through sustained combing and sanitisation operations,\u201d the ISPR detailed.<\/p>\n
On January 31, police said suspected explosive materials were found on a railway track in Balochistan\u2019s Nasirabad district.<\/p>\n
Railway tracks are a frequent target of terrorists, with the Jaffar Express coming under attack several times over the past year.<\/p>\n
On the night of January 26, a blast on the railway track linking Sindh to Balochistan derailed four bogies of the Quetta-bound Jaffar Express train coming from Peshawar and damaged the track.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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