There was no immediate claim of responsibility.

AUTHORITIES IN PANAMA RAISE AWARENESS OF THE DANGERS OF ANIMAL TRAFFICKING

For over a decade, Baluchistan has been the scene of a low-intensity insurgency by ethnic Baluch separatists who want autonomy or independence. They often target passenger trains and security forces in Baluchistan.

Babar Ali Raza, a spokesman for Pakistan Railways, also said that there was a blast on the Jaafer Express passenger train, but experts were trying to determine the details. He said the dead and wounded are being transported to a nearby hospital.

Chichawatni is roughly 120 miles southwest of Lahore, the capital of the Punjab province.