Pakistan suspends all rail services to Balochistan after suicide bombing at a station

PAKISTAN’S railways halted all services to and from Balochistan today after a suicide bombing at a station in the south-western province of killed 26 people.
Trains will be suspended for four days for security reasons, according to a statement by Pakistan Railways.
At least 62 people were wounded in Saturday’s attack on the station in the provincial capital Quetta, officials said.
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