RAHIM YAR KHAN: 1-UP Khyber Mail was stopped following a bomb threat at the Khanpur Railway Station on Thursday noon with evacuation of all passengers from the train, railway sources said.

After information was received regarding a bomb planted on the Peshawar-bound Khyber Mail, travelling from Karachi, the train was evacuated.

Police, bomb disposal squad and other security agencies launched a thorough search of the train that continued for two hours, said DSP Khanpur Shahid Nazir.

The presence of a bomb on the train had not been confirmed, police said.

According to the railways authorities, a suspicious bag was reported in one of the coaches of the train but no bomb or explosive material was found.

According to railway authorities, upon receiving the report from a passenger, railway authorities and security agencies immediately swung into action and all passengers disembarked from the train and moved outside the station.

A joint search operation on the train by the bomb disposal squad, police, Rescue 1122, and Civil Defence continued for two hours.

After receiving clearance from all relevant agencies, the Khyber Mail was permitted to depart for Peshawar, the railways authorities confirmed.

Published in Dawn, November 13th, 2026