14 Blasts hit Sindh railway tracks

At least 14 blasts had rocked the railway tracks from Karachi to Ghotki across Sindh, sources said on Saturday. The sources said that the blasts occurred on the railway tracks of Bin Qasim, Hyderabad, Nawabshah, Pud Eaidun, Khairpoor, Kotri and Ghotki causing damages to the tracks. According to police, two blasts were heard before they found out a sizable part of the main track, going through Long Khan Kairio village area of Nawabshah, has been damaged. Later, a couple of similar blasts were also reported from Qasimabad area of Hyderabad, where 1-2 feet long rail tracks came off in the wake of explosions. To boot, blasts near Latifabad area also reportedly damaged the rails taking the tally to four in Hyderabad alone that too within hours. Moreover, culprits, also targeted rails near Pud Eaidan area using the same modus operandi i.e. two IEDs planted close by detonating one after another. Reports of a similar sabotage also came from Kotri, Ghotki and Bin Qasim. All the up and down trains have been stopped to safety. Railway sources told that Zakaria and Fareed Express were stopped at Sadiqabad. Fortunately no passenger/cargo train was anywhere near the blast sites, otherwise major casualties could have been the outcome of these blasts. Police have condoned off the site to launch an investigation as well as search for probable explosive devices or the culprits hiding nearby. Earlier, blasts of similar type also occurred on the tracks across Sindh.