[7] At around 8:25 a.m., a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device on a crowded platform near the ticket office in the station, where around 150 to 200 people were waiting to board a train travelling to Rawalpindi.

[2][17] The Counter Terrorism Department reported that the bomber had carried 8–10 kilograms (18–22 lb) of explosive material inside a bag.

[20][21] Two trains at the railway station, the Jaffar Express and the Bolan Mail, were suspended for four days after the bombing due to security concerns.

[23] The attack was condemned by Balochistan chief minister Sarfraz Bugti, National Assembly of Pakistan speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq,[18] and Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif, along with the foreign ministries of Afghanistan,[2] Iran,[24] Sri Lanka,[25] the United Arab Emirates,[26][27] Jordan,[28] the State of Palestine,[29] and Turkey, and the US mission to Pakistan.

[30] World leaders and diplomats including Russian President Vladimir Putin, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim,[31] United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and British High Commissioner Jane Marriott[32] conveyed their condolences and condemned the attack.