By IRNA
Islamabad : A blast on a railway track derailed a goods train that was heading to the southwestern Pakistani city of Taftan near the border with Iran, official said Saturday.
In another incident an explosion blew up a gas pipeline in Quetta, the center of Balochistan province, suspending gas supply to several areas.
Railway officials said that six apartments of the Taftan-bound goods train were derailed near the city of Nushki.
The blast also caused damage to engine of the train.
The train was carrying rice and potato for Iran, officials said.
No one was hurt in the blast. However, it damaged the railway track and the train.
In another incident unidentified men blew up a gas pipeline near Quetta, officials said.
The pipeline was supplying gas to the main cities Qalat, Masrung, Pishin as well as a power house, General Manager Sui Southern Gas Pipeline Mushtaq Siddiqi said.
He said the blast suspended gas supply to several areas adding that repair work on the damaged pipeline was started after the blast report.
Beebrag Baloch, a purported spokesman for the banned group Baloch Liberation Army claimed responsibility of the blast over telephone to reporters in Quetta.