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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Namita Singh

Bombed, hijacked and derailed seven times this year – is the Jaffar Express the world’s most dangerous train?

The Jaffar Express – which runs for 1,000 miles between Peshawar in Pakistan’s northwest and Quetta in its troubled southwest – is fast becoming the country’s most dangerous train.

In 2025 alone, it has been bombed, hijacked, shot at, and derailed at least seven times, making it a key target of militant violence.

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