section_path: Aftermath
section_name: Aftermath
paragraph_text: Aftermath
  
  Following the hijack, Pakistan Railways increased security patrols in all railway stations across the country, restricted passenger access to trains through strict examinations, and subjected transport vehicles to more rigorous inspections. It further recognized the understaffed railway police force and implemented a plan to hire more personnel in subsequent months. Railway Minister Hanif Abbasi pledged to give compensations of 5.2 million Pakistani rupees for each family of individuals who were killed in the attack and guaranteed government jobs for their children.
  
  The train suffered severe damage during the attack and an explosion caused damage to both of the train's engines and five coaches. Pakistan Railways Deputy Chief Engineer Rasheed Imtiaz said on the 15 March that it would take them around 12 hours to restore the track. Pakistan Railways engineers worked to repair the train tracks, while the passenger coaches and locomotive have been sent to Lahore for repairment. One senior railway official revealed that three of the nine coaches were derailed by the explosive blasts while the rest were riddled with bullets. According to another, 600 m (2,000 ft) of rails were damaged by the explosions and derailment. On 18 March, Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry revealed that Jaffar Express was expected to be able to resume its operations and that surveillance drones and closed-circuit television cameras were to be utilized to monitor train operations, railway stations, and other critical areas for security. On 27 March, the Jaffar Express resumed operations and was decorated with the Pakistan national flag, balloons, and crêpe paper to celebrate its return to service. According to Amir Muqam, the minister managing the Ministry of Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan, 300 passengers were on board for the first trip. He also said that the train's resumed operations were meant to display that Pakistan was not intimidated. Officials later confirmed that the Jaffar Express left with more than 400 people on board with heavy security arrangements made to protect them and staff members.