RAWALPINDI: Rail traffic on a major railway route was temporarily suspended on Friday after the power van and two coaches of the Jaffar Express derailed near Noor Railway Station in Rawalpindi, about one kilometre from the Rawalpindi Railway Station.
An inquiry into the incident has been initiated, with divisional officers tasked with investigating the matter and submitting a report.
Thepowervanandtwocoaches of the Jaffar Express (40 Down), travelling from Peshawar to Quetta, derailed near Noor Railway Station on Friday.
However, no casualties or injurieswere reported.
Noorud Din Dawar, divisional superintendent of Railways Rawalpindi, said the power van of the Jaffar Express, which was the last coach of the train, derailed near Noor Railway Station, about one kilometre from Rawalpindi Railway Station.
He said rail traffic was temporarily suspended following the derailment, but the obstruction was cleared shortly afterwards and train operations resumed.
The Jaffar Express was travelling from Peshawar to Quetta.
The derailed coaches were detached from the train, while the remaining coaches were sent to Rawalpindi Railway Station.
Divisional Superintendent Railways Rawalpindi Division Nooruddin Dawar and other offic-ers reached the spot and supervised the rescue operation.
Earlier, on Thursday, the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Rawalpindi and Cantt police swung into action after an unidentified woman made an emergency call from a mobile phone to police emergency helpline 15, reporting the presence of suspicious people aboard the Khyber Mail train.
The information was subsequently conveyed to the Railway Police Rawalpindi, and the train was stopped at Khanpur Railway Station in Multan, where it was searched. However, nothing suspicious was found.
Shortly after receiving the threat call, the CTD, Railway Police and local police swung into action and traced the woman whohad made the emergency call.
The woman was taken into custody and questioned by law enforcement agencies, which later declared her mentally ill and shifted her to the Edhi Centre in Islamabad, a police official said.
The Cantt police registered a report stating that they had received a call through helpline 15 at around 12:30pm on Thursday. The caller had reported that a woman had informed the police that some suspicious people were travelling on a train heading towards Peshawar.
The police said that shortly after receiving the call, the relevant police officers were informed and a thorough search was conducted. However, no suspicious person or object was found.