Islamabad: At least 18 people were hurt when a train derailed after a remote-control bomb detonated on a railway track in Bolan region of Pakistan, media reports said on Friday.

According to reports, the train's engine and seven carriages were derailed following the blast.

Police suspect it is an act of terror.

Railway authorities told Geo News that the injured had been shifted to Combined Military Hospital (CMH), Sibi.

The Jaffer Express train was travelling from Machh to Sibi, when the blast occurred, local authorities told the news channel.

"A relief train was dispatched from Sibi to rescue passengers of the train and bring them to Sibi safely. Passengers on the Jaffer Express coming from Peshawar to Machh were stopped at Sibi and are now being brought to Quetta via buses," they added.