Bodies of 21 hostages retrieved from Pakistan's train hijack
The assault was claimed by the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), one of a number of separatist groups that accuse outsiders of plundering natural resources in Balochistan near the borders with Afghanistan
Pakistan's leader meets survivors of deadly train hijack and the commandos who ended the siege
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif traveled to the restive southwestern Balochistan province to meet survivors of a train attack and the commandos who rescued over 300 passengers from the insurg
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif Visits Balochistan Amid BLA's Continued Rhetoric, Meets Train Hijack Survivors
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif visited Balochistan as the BLA continued to challenge the army's claim of eliminating all train hijackers., Asia News - Times Now
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 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.
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 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
Pakistan Train Hijack Hostages End Ordeal With Arrival in Quetta
A security force personnel member stands guard near a train containing empty coffins that are dispatched to Bolan where a passenger train that was attacked by separatist militants, at a railway station in Quetta,
Pakistan PM visits Quetta as militants behind train hijack say standoff still on
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif visited Balochistan province on Thursday, as dozens of people rescued from a train hijacked by separatist militants arrived in Quetta after security forces killed 33 attackers to end a day-long standoff.
Pakistan’s security crisis deepens as train hijacking ends in bloodshed
The Pakistani military said it had completed a deadly rescue operation in the embattled southwest of the country after armed separatists hijacked a train.
‘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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Balochistan: Pakistan security forces abduct two individuals from Gwadar
Pakistani security forces have reportedly detained two individuals in Pasni tehsil, Gwadar, Balochistan, with their ...
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.
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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 ...
‘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 PM Shehbaz Sharif Visits Restive Balochistan Province Two Days After Train Hijack
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday visited the restive Balochistan province to review the law and order ...
Pakistan train attack: Why is there an increase in attacks in Balochistan?
Balochistan's long-standing insurgency reached a new level, with the Baluch Liberation Army seizing a passenger train. The ...