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Pakistan frees Balochistan train hostages

What's behind the surge in attacks and train hijacking in Pakistan's restive southwest?

Pakistan's restive southwestern province of Balochistan has been the scene of a yearslong insurgency, with a surge in attacks in recent years.

CNN on MSN · 1h

27 hostages killed after hijacked Pakistan train rescue ends in bloodbath

Nearly 350 hostages have been rescued at the end of a deadly standoff between Pakistan’s military and armed militants who hijacked a train in the southwestern Pakistani province of Balochistan, a security source told CNN Wednesday.

The Associated Press on MSN · 5h

Pakistan says insurgents who attacked a passenger train killed 21 hostages while all others freed

The separatist Baloch Liberation Army claimed responsibility for attacking the train carrying 440 passengers in a tunnel in a remote part of Balochistan. Spokesman Jeeyand Baloch had said the group was ready to free passengers if authorities agree to release jailed militants.

How did Balochistan come under Pakistan? The BLA militants are not Islamist; but here's why they want freedom

Baloch nationalism dates back to 1947 with the Partition of India and the merger of princely states to either India or ...

Khaleej Times on MSN48m

Pakistan: At least 25 bodies retrieved from Balochistan train siege

The bodies of at least 25 people, including 21 hostages, killed in a train siege by separatist gunmen in Pakistan were ...

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'Chickens have come home to roost for Pakistan': Geostrategist on Jaffar Express hijack in Balochistan

Separatist militant group, Baloch Liberation Army, claimed responsibility for the attack on Jaffar Express that killed 21 ...

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The Balochistan Separatist Movement in Pakistan: What to Know

A dramatic escalation in the tactics by a Baloch separatist group came with the hijacking of a passenger train on Tuesday.

India Today on MSN13h

Not an inch under Pakistan's control, says former Balochistan CM Akhtar Mengal

Former Balochistan CM Akhtar Mengal claims Pakistan has lost control over Balochistan. He resigned from the National Assembly ...

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