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.
Pak PM visits Balochistan to meet train hijack survivors, commandos who beat militants
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif visited Balochistan to meet Jaffar Express attack survivors, a day after forces killed 33 BLA militants involved in the hijacking.
What's behind the surge in attacks and train hijacking in Pakistan’s restive southwest?
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s neglected southwestern province of Balochistan has been the scene of a yearslong insurgency, with a dramatic uptick in attacks in recent years underscoring the struggles the government in Islamabad faces in dealing with myriad security threats.
Pakistan's leader to meet with survivors and commandos who ended an insurgents' train attack
Pakistan's prime minister traveled to restive southwestern Balochistan province to meet survivors of a train attack and the commandos who rescued over 300 passengers from the insurgents who killed 21 civilians and four troops.
Pakistan military ends train standoff, says 21 hostages and four troops killed
Baloch separatist militants blew up a railway track and launched rockets at the Jaffar Express, which was carrying over 400 passengers.
Pakistan’s security crisis deepens as militants hijack train, take hostages
The Pakistani government, facing a widening security crisis in the country’s restive southwest, has given little indication it intends to negotiate with the militants.
Officials Say Separatists Attack a Train in Pakistan and the Fate of Hundreds on Board Is Not Clear
Pakistani officials say insurgents have attacked a passenger train in a tunnel, and a separatist group claims it has taken over 100 hostages
‘Things took a darker turn’: Survivors recall horror of deadly Pakistan train siege
Nearly 350 hostages were 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.
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Pakistan's Foreign Office Accuses India Of Being Behind Balochistan Train Hijack
Foreign Office spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan also claimed that intelligence reports indicated the Baloch terrorists, behind ...
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 ...
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.
Can't always resort to violence & solve problems: Former Indian diplomat on Pakistan
Former Indian diplomat KP Fabian has described the Balochistan train attack as distressing, stressing that violence alone ...
'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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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 ...
'Stability Not Possible Until Govt Based On Public Trust Is Established In Pakistan': Former PM Imran Khan
Lahore: Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has said that stability will not be possible until a government ...