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.
Pakistani official says train hijack standoff over, with 21 security forces and 30 terrorists killed
Terrorists in explosive vests have reportedly threatened Pakistan train passengers' lives if officials refuse to release imprisoned militants.
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 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.
BLA: The Separatists Behind the Pakistan Train Hijacking
A train was hijacked by separatist group associated with the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) seeking the secession of Balochistan from Pakistan.
Pakistan Train Hijackers Threaten to Kill Hostages in Standoff With Army
Nearly 200 have been freed but the status of other passengers remains unclear as security forces continue to battle separatist militants.
Pakistan train hijacking: hostage rescue complicated by suicide bombers, sources say
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Attackers wearing suicide bombs were sitting next to passengers taken hostage after militants took over a train in southwest Pakistan, sources said on Wednesday, complicating rescue efforts a day after the country's first such hijacking.
Pakistan train hijack: All hostages freed, 33 BLA militants killed, claims army
Pakistan on Wednesday completed the rescue operations in the Jaffar Express hijack incident and said that all hostages had been freed. The army claimed that 33 Baluch Liberation Army (BLA) militants,
Pakistan Train Hijack Ends As Military Rescues All Hostages, 28 Soldiers Killed
The Pakistan security forces have killed all the militants and rescued 190 hostages from the train hijacked in the Balochistan province, several reports said on Wednesday. The military operations to rescue the 500 passengers onboard the Jaffar Express have ended with 28 soldiers getting killed,
Pakistan terror attack horror as 'gunmen wearing explosive vests' take entire train hostage
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Pakistan train attack: Why is there an increase in attacks in Balochistan?
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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.
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25 bodies retrieved; Pakistan mourns train siege victims
At least 25 bodies, including 21 hostages, were recovered on Thursday following a deadly train siege by separatist gunmen in ...
Pakistan's Leader Meets Survivors of Deadly Train Hijacking and the Commandos Who Ended the Siege
Pakistan’s prime minister has commended the country’s armed forces for successfully rescuing 339 passengers after a deadly ...