The suspects reportedly confessed to carrying out several low-intensity explosions on railway tracks in interior Sindh.
KARACHI:
The Sindh Anti-Terrorism Department (CTD) on Friday foiled a major terror plot in Karachi by arresting five suspected terrorists belonging to the banned Baloch Republican Guard (BRG) who were planning to blow up railway tracks.
A press release issued by the department today said that in a joint operation with a federal intelligence agency, the CTD also recovered explosives, improvised explosive devices (IEDs), weapons and ammunition from their possession.
The arrests were announced at a press conference held at the CTD headquarters in Civil Lines by CTD Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Ghulam Azfar Mahesar and CTD Senior Superintendent of Police (Operations) Irfan Bahadur. Officials said the detained suspects included a commander identified as Jhanwar, along with Jamak Khan, Ali Jan, Niaz and Noor Muhammad.
They said the suspects allegedly confessed during interrogation to having committed multiple low-intensity explosions on railway tracks in different districts of interior Sindh.
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At least six such explosions have been recorded in recent months in some areas, including Shikarpur and Jacobabad, causing partial damage to railway tracks and train bogies. The banned group also claimed responsibility for these attacks on social media.
During the investigation, the suspects admitted their involvement in several specific incidents, including blasts on railway tracks in Jacobabad and Shikarpur between June 2025 and January 2026, as well as an attack targeting the Jaffar Express passenger train in Shikarpur.
DIG Mahesar said, “The suspects had received training in Lehri, Balochistan, where they were taught how to handle weapons and plant IEDs,” adding that explosive material was supplied from the same area and transported in a manner designed to evade law enforcement agencies.
The CTD also claimed that preliminary findings suggested the involvement of a neighboring country in facilitating such activities, indicating possible external links with the network.
Officials said authorities had formed special teams to arrest the facilitators and other accomplices, while further investigation was underway.
Officials expect more revelations as the investigation continues, describing the operation as an important step toward protecting Pakistan’s railway infrastructure and preventing future acts of sabotage.
Last month, the CTD said it had killed four suspected terrorists belonging to the banned group Fitna-al-Hindustan in a successful raid on a house in Karachi’s Shah Latif town.
The raid was carried out based on information provided by the detained suspects. However, the operation quickly escalated when the suspects opened fire on police and launched a grenade attack, sparking an intense exchange of fire.
Two police officers were injured, including police chief Muhammad Yousuf and constable Muhammad Junaid.
