Quetta: The Bolsa Mail (3up) train destined for Quetta was arrested at the Jacobabad train station on Sunday for security reasons, officials said. Sunrise.
The officials of the Pakistan railroads said that the train arrived in Jacobabad from Karachi just after midnight, where the relevant authorities informed the master of the station to keep the train at the station and did not allow him to continue towards Quetta until the security authorization was given.
Talk with SunriseThe executive director of the Executive Director (CEO) of Pakistan, Amir Ali Baloch, confirmed the unemployment of one hour of the Bolan mail bound for Quetta, saying that it was due to security reasons since the train operations were not allowed in Baluchistan during the night.
A senior official of the Quetta Division Railroads said Sunrise The train transported about 150 passengers.
He said that after no security authorization was received, the train trip was suspended and the passengers were sent to Quetta and other destinations through buses under strict security measures.
Public Relations officials say that ‘night travel’ is not allowed in Baluchistan; Quetta passengers will be taken to Sibi to travel to Karachi
“This train arrived in Jacobabad in the night hours, and if he had continued his trip, he would have arrived in Sibi late at night. Therefore, we stopped the train in Jacobabad, telling the passengers to wait until morning,” said the CEO, “said the CEO,” said the CEO. ” Sunrise.
He said that some passengers received a refund, while around 100 asked the railway authorities to organize alternative transport, and added that they were sent to their buses by bus.
However, there were contradictory reports on the transport agreements, and the eye witnesses said the passengers protested in Jacobabad after the railway authorities asked them to land.
The enraged passengers said that the Railway Administration had charged Karachi’s rate to Quetta, but left them to their own devices in the middle of the trip.
Passengers described him as an injustice, saying that Jacobabad’s rate was more than a thousand rupees, but the railway administration had only returned RS200 to some passengers, while others were not reimbursed at all.
Meanwhile, Bolan mail times will be checked from tomorrow (Tuesday). According to an announcement by Pakistan Railways, the 3up train, which usually leaves the station of the city of Karachi at 7 pm, now it will leave four hours earlier at 3 pm
Passengers, especially those who celebrate early reservations, have been asked to plan their trip accordingly.
Our correspondent in Sukkur also contributed to this report
Posted in Dawn, April 14, 2025
