LAHORE, Pakistan — A robust explosion inside a shifting passenger prepare killed not less than one individual and wounded eight others in jap Pakistan on Thursday, police and a railway spokesman stated.

District Police Chief Mian Mahboob stated the explosion occurred in Chichawatni, a district within the jap Punjab province. He stated officers have been nonetheless attempting to find out whether or not it was a bomb or one thing else that brought about the explosion whereas the prepare traveled between Quetta, the capital of southwestern Baluchistan province, to the northwestern metropolis of Peshawar.

There was no speedy declare of accountability.

For over a decade, Baluchistan has been the scene of a low-intensity insurgency by ethnic Baluch separatists who need autonomy or independence. They typically goal passenger trains and safety forces in Baluchistan.

Babar Ali Raza, a spokesman for Pakistan Railways, additionally stated that there was a blast on the Jaafer Categorical passenger prepare, however consultants have been attempting to find out the small print. He stated the lifeless and wounded are being transported to a close-by hospital.

Chichawatni is roughly 200 kilometers (120 miles) southwest of Lahore, the capital of the Punjab province.