Security has been heightened across Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, in response to the attack on the Jaffar Express in Balochistan.
Following the violent incident, the local authorities took swift measures to bolster security, especially around sensitive government areas, Express News reported.
The security around the Islamabad Police Lines has been significantly tightened.
Roads adjacent to the Police Lines and IG office have been blocked, and additional police commandos have been deployed to ensure safety.
Concrete blocks have been placed outside the police lines, and barbed wires have been set up as part of the enhanced security measures.
The authorities have taken these precautionary steps to safeguard key areas, in light of the ongoing threat posed by the attackers and the rising security concerns across the country.
The authorities have made it clear that these measures are temporary, pending the resolution of the situation, and have assured the public that additional security will remain in place as needed.
The police are working diligently to maintain order and address any further threats.
The increased vigilance is a direct response to the recent Jaffar Express attack, which has rattled local authorities and citizens alike. Further updates on the security situation are awaited, with Islamabad authorities on high alert for any potential developments.
Security forces killed 27 militants and rescued over 150 hostages in a clearance operation launched after an unknown number of heavily armed terrorists stormed a Peshawar-bound train in Balochistan's Bolan district, Express News reported on Wednesday.
Jaffar Express, with over 400 passengers on board in nine bogies, was on its way from Quetta to Peshawar when it came under attack in the Dhadar area of Bolan Pass on Tuesday, according to security sources.
Following the attack, the security forces launched an immediate clearance operation, leading to the deaths of 27 terrorists.
Security sources confirmed that the terrorists responsible for the cowardly attack on the Jaffar Express are in contact with their mastermind in Afghanistan.
It all started after armed gunmen forced the train to a halt in a remote, mountainous area of the province on Tuesday afternoon, with the assault immediately claimed by the banned Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), a terrorist group behind rising violence in the province.
The attackers bombed the railway track before storming aboard the train, said the security forces.
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