In Pakistan, two coordinated blasts targeting railway tracks hit near the Rawalpindi-bound Jaffar Express Friday, killing at least five people and leaving 17 others injured.<br/><br/>Initial reports suggest that a bomb was planted along the railway track in the Ab-e-Gum area of Balochistan's Bolan district. The second explosion took place in the same area 20 minutes later. All the injured have been shifted to Quetta where an emergency has been declared at all state-run hospitals. Hospital sources described the condition of five of those injured as serious.<br/><br/>Chief Minister of Balochistan Sanaullah Zehri condemned the attack and directed the Inspector General of Police Balochistan to hold an inquiry and submit a report in this regard. He also directed the Chief Secretary to submit a report within 24 hours and install secret cameras at all railway stations and bus stops.

In Pakistan, at least four people were killed and 16 others injured when two back to back blasts targeting railway tracks hit near the Rawalpindi-bound Jaffar Express today in Balochistan province. <br/><br/>According to a senior railway official, Hameed Gul, the first explosion took place in a railway track in the Ab-e-Gum area of Balochistan's Bolan district, while the second blast also occurred in the same area after 20 minutes killing four people. All the injured have been shifted to hospitals in Quetta. Balochistan Chief Minister, Sanaullah Zehri has condemned the attack.<br/><br/>Railways Minister Khwaja Saad Rafique while addressing reporters outside Parliament in the capital Islamabad said innocent people have been killed in the attack.