Baloch militants' final warning: Free prisoners in 24 hours or hostages will face trial
1 week, 2 days ago

Baloch militants' final warning: Free prisoners in 24 hours or hostages will face trial

India Today  

The Baloch insurgents who hijacked a train in Pakistan's Balochistan issued a 'final warning' on Wednesday, setting a 24-hour deadline for the release of Baloch prisoners. The Baloch Liberation Army also claimed that it has maintained "full control" over the Jaffar Express and its hostages for the past 24 hours, holding over 200 Pakistani personnel, including intelligence agents, police, and paramilitary forces, in custody. The BLA, which seeks independence for the Balochistan province, announced that it was currently holding 214 hostages and had killed at least 30 security personnel, figures yet to be confirmed by Pakistani authorities. On its part, the Baloch Liberation Army has demanded the release of political prisoners, activists and missing persons allegedly kidnapped by the military within 24 hours. It has threatened to execute hostages, including Army personnel, and "completely destroy" the train if their demand was not fulfilled within the specified deadline.

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Baloch Train Hijack and Pakistan's Derailed War on Terror
5 days, 17 hours ago

Baloch Train Hijack and Pakistan's Derailed War on Terror

The Quint  

When the news of an entire train being hijacked in the rugged, mountainous terrain of Balochistan first broke, the thought that crossed my mind instantaneously was, ‘This is Pakistan’s Kandahar moment.’ Quite similar to how the Indian Airlines plane was hijacked from Kathmandu to Kandahar at the turn of the millennium in 1999, the Jaffar Express—ambushed in the middle of …

Pakistan Army Says 31 Casualties In Jaffar Express Hijack, Baloch Insurgents Claim Higher Death Toll
5 days, 20 hours ago

Pakistan Army Says 31 Casualties In Jaffar Express Hijack, Baloch Insurgents Claim Higher Death Toll

ABP News  

The Baloch rebels, who hijacked Jaffar Express train in Pakistan, claimed to have killed all the 214 hostages as their deadline for a deal to swap them with Baloch political prisoners ended on Friday. Spokeperson for the Baloch Liberation Army, Jeeyand Baloch, said that despite an ultimatum given to the Pakistani forces, they did not heed to it, resulting in …

Balochistan Liberation Army claims all 214 hostages from Pakistan Army were killed in train hijack
5 days, 22 hours ago

Balochistan Liberation Army claims all 214 hostages from Pakistan Army were killed in train hijack

Op India  

A day after the Pakistani Army claimed that all 33 Baloch insurgents who highjacked a passenger train carrying over 400 passengers on Tuesday were killed, the Balochistan Liberation Army refuted their statement, calling it a lie. The rebel group claimed responsibility for executing 214 hostages, said to be Pakistani army personnel, and blamed the Pakistani Army’s refusal to negotiate for …

'Jaffar express hijack': Baloch rebels claim they killed '214 army hostages' due to Pakistan's 'stubbornness'
5 days, 23 hours ago

'Jaffar express hijack': Baloch rebels claim they killed '214 army hostages' due to Pakistan's 'stubbornness'

Firstpost  

Baloch separatists who hijacked a Pakistani passenger train claimed to have executed all 214 military hostages after their deadline to exchange them for Baloch political prisoners expired. Rejecting the Pakistani army’s claim, the Baloch separatists who hijacked a Pakistani passenger train claimed to have killed all 214 military hostages after their 48-hour deadline to exchange them for Baloch political prisoners …

Baloch rebels claim they killed 214 army hostages, blame Pak's 'stubbornness'
6 days, 6 hours ago

Baloch rebels claim they killed 214 army hostages, blame Pak's 'stubbornness'

India Today  

The Baloch insurgents who hijacked a Pakistani passenger train claimed to have killed all the 214 military hostages as their 48-hour deadline for a deal to swap them with Baloch political prisoners ended on Friday. The Baloch Liberation Army, which rejected the Pakistani army's claim that the siege had ended, said the government's "stubbornness" in not heeding its ultimatum forced …

Day after Pakistan train hijack, 10 suicide bombers killed near military facility in South Waziristan
1 week ago

Day after Pakistan train hijack, 10 suicide bombers killed near military facility in South Waziristan

Live Mint  

Day after the Baloch Liberation Army rebels hijacked a train in Balochistan, killing dozens, the Pakistani security have killed 10 militants after spotting them near a military facility in South Waziristan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to The Express Tribune, the suicide attackers first detonated their explosives at a checkpoint near Jandola Fort in South Waziristan's Upper Jandola area and …

Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif visits Balochistan after insurgents attack train
1 week ago

Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif visits Balochistan after insurgents attack train

The Hindu  

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday visited the Balochistan province to review the law and order situation and to express solidarity with the people there following the Jaffar Express hijacking incident in which 21 civilians and four soldiers were killed. Mr. Sharif's visit comes a day after security forces killed all 33 Balochistan Liberation Army militants who on Tuesday …

Breaking News: Balochistan Liberation Army Hijacks Train, Demands Independence from Pakistan | ABP NEWS
1 week, 1 day ago

Breaking News: Balochistan Liberation Army Hijacks Train, Demands Independence from Pakistan | ABP NEWS

ABP News  

The situation in Balochistan remains tense as the Balochistan Liberation Army continues to assert its demand for independence from Pakistan. The video shows the train halted in the mountains, with Baloch militants taking positions on the surrounding hills. The region, with a majority Baloch population, has historically sought independence, particularly since Pakistan's formation. The BLA has been actively fighting for …

Pakistan hiding defeat: Baloch insurgents reject Army's Jaffar Express op claim
1 week, 1 day ago

Pakistan hiding defeat: Baloch insurgents reject Army's Jaffar Express op claim

India Today  

The Balochistan Liberation Army on Thursday called the Pakistani military's claim related to the Jaffar Express hijacking a "lie", and said that intense fighting was continuing and the Pak forces were suffering heavy losses. The BLA's statement came a day after the Pakistan Army claimed that all 33 Baloch insurgents, who hijacked a passenger train carrying over 400 passengers in …

Pakistan train hijack: Siege ends; 21 passengers, 4 soldiers killed, says Army general
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1 week, 1 day ago

Pakistan train hijack: Siege ends; 21 passengers, 4 soldiers killed, says Army general

The Hindu  

Twenty-one passengers and four paramiltary soldiers were killed by militants who seized a train in Pakistan’s Balochistan, a General said on Wednesday, declaring that the Army operation was over. Pakistan train hijack | Updates on March 12, 2025 Army spokesman Lt. Gen. Ahmad Sharif told Dunya News TV that security forces killed all 33 militants present at the scene. Explained …

'24 Hours Left To Exchange Prisoners': Baloch Militants Warn Pakistan As Over 200 Passengers Held As Hostage
1 week, 1 day ago

'24 Hours Left To Exchange Prisoners': Baloch Militants Warn Pakistan As Over 200 Passengers Held As Hostage

ABP News  

The Baloch militants, who have hijacked a train in Pakistan's Balochistan, have issued a 'final warning' on Wednesday saying Islamabad has only 24 hours left to exchange prisoners. The fresh warning from the Baloch Liberation Army, the insurgent group behind the train hijack, came hours after the Jaffar Express, with around 500 passengers on board, was attacked near the tunnel …

Pakistan train hijack enters day 2. Why aren't hostages free yet?
1 week, 1 day ago

Pakistan train hijack enters day 2. Why aren't hostages free yet?

Firstpost  

Pakistan has launched a ‘full-scale’ operation to rescue the hostages aboard the Jaffar Express from the Baloch Liberation Army. Authorities in Pakistan have launched a ‘full-scale’ operation to rescue the hostages aboard the Jaffar Express from the Baloch Liberation Army. According to reports, authorities said they had freed 155 passengers over the past 24 hours However, the BLA claimed it …

Pakistan train hijack: BLA militants say 50 hostages killed in attack
Top News
1 week, 1 day ago

Pakistan train hijack: BLA militants say 50 hostages killed in attack

Hindustan Times  

Pakistani officials said that the insurgent attack on the Jaffar Express train has ended as all militants were killed after an all-day long “full-scale” rescue operation which left a “few” hostages dead. 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, …

Islamabad’s Balochistan headache
1 week, 1 day ago

Islamabad’s Balochistan headache

Hindustan Times  

Pakistan’s security establishment is grappling with one of its worst terrorism-related incidents in decades after militants in Balochistan took hundreds of people hostage. The outlawed Balochistan Liberation Army, which seeks Balochistan’s secession from Pakistan, has claimed responsibility for the attack and reports suggest the group could still be holding up to 300 hostages. Reports emerging from the province suggest the …

Balochistan train hijack: Who are the Baloch rebels and why do they want independence from Pakistan
1 week, 1 day ago

Balochistan train hijack: Who are the Baloch rebels and why do they want independence from Pakistan

Op India  

On 11th March 2025, the fighters from the Baloch Liberation Army hijacked the Jaffar Express, a passenger train travelling from Balochistan’s capital Quetta to Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. OpIndia’s detailed report on how Balochistan found and lost its freedom, its forced accession to Pakistan, the Pakistani establishment’s perpetual oppression of the Baloch people and the many insurgencies that ensued can …

Hostage rescue in Pakistan train hijacking complicated by suicide bombers
1 week, 1 day ago

Hostage rescue in Pakistan train hijacking complicated by suicide bombers

Hindustan Times  

Security forces in Pakistan have rescued 190 train passengers who were taken hostage by separatist militants in the country's southwestern Balochistan province, reports news agency AFP. The rescue operation, which entered its second day, was hampered by the presence of suicide bombers among the militants, forcing authorities to exercise extreme caution. Paramilitary soldiers stand guard at a railway station in …

'Attack On Civilians Unacceptable': UN Chief Urges Immediate Release Of Pakistan Train Hijacking Hostages
1 week, 2 days ago

'Attack On Civilians Unacceptable': UN Chief Urges Immediate Release Of Pakistan Train Hijacking Hostages

ABP News  

United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio has strongly condemned the hijacking of a train in Pakistan’s Balochistan province and voiced concern about persons taken hostage, calling for their immediate release. “The Secretary-General strongly condemns the hijacking of a train in Pakistan’s Balochistan province,” a statement issued by his spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said. Guterres is deeply concerned about the persons taken hostage …

Breaking News: BLA Issues Ultimatum for Hostage Release, Demands Prisoner Freedom | ABP NEWS
1 week, 2 days ago

Breaking News: BLA Issues Ultimatum for Hostage Release, Demands Prisoner Freedom | ABP NEWS

ABP News  

The Balochistan Liberation Army has claimed responsibility for taking several Pakistani military personnel and intelligence agents hostage. According to the BLA, the individuals taken captive are prisoners of war, and the group has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the Pakistani government for their unconditional release. The group’s demand is clear: the release of its activists, political prisoners, fighters, and separatist …

Pak Security Forces Rescue 104 Hostages From Hijacked Train, 16 Baloch Militants Killed — Updates
1 week, 2 days ago

Pak Security Forces Rescue 104 Hostages From Hijacked Train, 16 Baloch Militants Killed — Updates

ABP News  

More than 100 passengers have been rescued by the Pakistani security forces after armed Baloch militants hijacked a passenger train carrying around 400 passengers in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province on Tuesday. Here's what has happened so far: Security forces rescued 104 hostages from the Jaffar Express, which was hijacked on Tuesday afternoon while it was travelling from Quetta to Peshawar. …

Train hostage survivors in Pakistan recount 'panic' amid blasts
1 week, 2 days ago

Train hostage survivors in Pakistan recount 'panic' amid blasts

New Indian Express  

MACH: Hostages freed from a train siege in southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday said they walked for hours through mountainous terrain to reach safety, forced to leave behind relatives from whom they were separated. Militants waging a war of independence against the Pakistani state set off explosions on the railway track in a remote area of Balochistan, forcing the train to …

OPINION | Will Balochistan break away from Pakistan?
1 week, 2 days ago

OPINION | Will Balochistan break away from Pakistan?

India TV News  

OPINION | Will Balochistan break away from Pakistan? Separatist Baloch rebels held an entire train hostage in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province and gave 48-hour ultimatum threatening to execute all hostages if Baloch prisoners are not released. Balochistan Liberation Army, which claimed responsibility for this hijack, claimed they have killed 30 Pakistani soldiers and taken 214 passengers, including many soldiers, hostages. …

Pakistan's Balochistan policy is a train wreck
1 week, 2 days ago

Pakistan's Balochistan policy is a train wreck

India Today  

The Baloch pro-independence militant group, the Balochistan Liberation Army, has once again carried out an audacious attack in the most restive province of Pakistan. Given the history of a bloody struggle in Balochistan, where the predominantly Punjabi Pakistan army’s brutalities against innocent Baloch citizens are now being paid back in the same coin, it would not be surprising if the …

Pakistan's Balochistan policy is a train wreck
1 week, 2 days ago

Pakistan's Balochistan policy is a train wreck

India Today  

The Baloch pro-independence militant group, the Balochistan Liberation Army, has once again carried out an audacious attack in the most restive province of Pakistan. Given the history of a bloody struggle in Balochistan, where the predominantly Punjabi Pakistan army’s brutalities against innocent Baloch citizens are now being paid back in the same coin, it would not be surprising if the …

Pakistan says more than 300 hostages rescued from hijacked train
1 week, 2 days ago

Pakistan says more than 300 hostages rescued from hijacked train

Al Jazeera  

A military spokesperson says the rescue operation has concluded and that all 33 attackers were killed. Pakistan’s military says at least 346 hostages have been freed from a passenger train that was hijacked by separatist fighters in Balochistan province in the country’s southwest. Fighters belonging to the Balochistan Liberation Army, a separatist group seeking Balochistan’s secession from Pakistan, claimed responsibility …

Pakistan continues operation to free 250 hostages from hijacked train
1 week, 2 days ago

Pakistan continues operation to free 250 hostages from hijacked train

Al Jazeera  

Pakistan says 190 hostages rescued, but around 250 more are on train seized by Balochistan Liberation Army. Pakistani security forces said they have rescued 190 passengers from a train hijacked by separatist forces, as operations to free hundreds more continue. The train, which was carrying about 450 passengers, including army personnel, was attacked as it travelled through the remote southwest …

How Baloch rebels hijacked train with 500 passengers in Pakistan
1 week, 2 days ago

How Baloch rebels hijacked train with 500 passengers in Pakistan

Firstpost  

The Jaffar Express, which left Quetta at 9 am and was headed to Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, has been taken over by armed Baloch rebels. “The militants swiftly took control of the train and have taken passengers hostage,” the BLA said in a statement. “There are reports of intense firing at a Jaffar Express, which was heading from Quetta …

Balochistan Train Hijack: While Pakistan Leaders Are Yet To Comment, Check Out Responses From India
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1 week, 2 days ago

Balochistan Train Hijack: While Pakistan Leaders Are Yet To Comment, Check Out Responses From India

ABP News  

Baloch militants on Tuesday launched an attack on a train in Pakistan's Balochistan province and took around 450 passengers as hostages. Indian Leaders Quick To Respond To Pakistan Train Hijack Though there was no immediate response from Pakistani leaders, several Indian leaders, mostly from the ruling BJP, responded over the incident and prayed for the safety of the hijacked passengers. …

Pakistan Train Hijack Live: China condemns attack as Pakistan battles BLA militants to free hostages
Top News
1 week, 2 days ago

Pakistan Train Hijack Live: China condemns attack as Pakistan battles BLA militants to free hostages

Hindustan Times  

Pakistan Train Hijack Live: An injured passenger rescued by security forces from a passenger train attacked by insurgents arrive at a railway station in Much near Quetta, Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. Pakistan Train Hijack Live: The Baloch Liberation Army on Tuesday said that it took control of the Jaffar Express train and over 180 people hostage, …

What Is Baloch Liberation Army? Baloch Militant Group Behind Pakistan Train Hijack — 10 Points
1 week, 2 days ago

What Is Baloch Liberation Army? Baloch Militant Group Behind Pakistan Train Hijack — 10 Points

ABP News  

Baloch militants on Tuesday took control of a train in Pakistan and kept over 450 passengers as hostages in Balochistan province. Baloch Liberation Army, which has claimed responsibility for the train hijack, said it "carried out a meticulously planned operation in Mashkaf, Dhadar, Bolan" where the militant blown up the railway track, forcing the Jaffar Express to come to a …

Pakistan train hijack Updates: Security forces claim the attack has ended, say some hostages dead
1 week, 2 days ago

Pakistan train hijack Updates: Security forces claim the attack has ended, say some hostages dead

The Hindu  

“Twenty-one passengers and four paramilitary soldiers were killed by militants holding hostages after seizing control of a train in Pakistan’s Balochistan province,” an army general said on Wednesday. Army spokesman Lt. Gen. Ahmad Sharif told Dunya News TV that security forces killed all 33 militants present at the scene. “The armed forces successfully concluded the operation on Wednesday evening by …

Pakistan train hijacked, sprayed with bullets, 6 killed, many kidnapped; ‘Hostages will be executed if…’
1 week, 2 days ago

Pakistan train hijacked, sprayed with bullets, 6 killed, many kidnapped; ‘Hostages will be executed if…’

Live Mint  

A passenger train carrying at least 400 onboard was fired upon by a separatist group in Pakistan's Mushqaf area of the Bolan district of Balochistan, killing at least six security personnel who were onboard the train. The separatist group also hijacked the train and some passengers, including security personnel, after storming the train. The group, Baloch Liberation Army has claimed …

Balochistan, Pakistan: 10 killed as militants hijack passenger train, take hostages, officials say
Top News
1 week, 3 days ago

Balochistan, Pakistan: 10 killed as militants hijack passenger train, take hostages, officials say

CNN  

Quetta, Pakistan CNN — Separatist militants killed at least 10 people after hijacking a train carrying hundreds of passengers in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan on Tuesday, according to government and railway officials. Earlier Tuesday, Balochistan government spokesperson Shahid Rind told CNN that “intense gunfire” had been reported on the train. But Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti said Tuesday …

Balochistan, Pakistan: 10 killed as militants hijack passenger train, take hostages, officials say
Top News
1 week, 3 days ago

Balochistan, Pakistan: 10 killed as militants hijack passenger train, take hostages, officials say

CNN  

Quetta, Pakistan CNN — Separatist militants killed at least 10 people after hijacking a train carrying hundreds of passengers in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan on Tuesday, according to government and railway officials. Earlier Tuesday, Balochistan government spokesperson Shahid Rind told CNN that “intense gunfire” had been reported on the train. But Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti said Tuesday …

Deadly Pakistan train hijack: What happened, who was rescued, what’s next?
1 week, 3 days ago

Deadly Pakistan train hijack: What happened, who was rescued, what’s next?

Al Jazeera  

Pakistan’s military says it has rescued 346 passengers, but 28 people are dead, apart from 33 attackers. Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan’s security forces announced on Wednesday night that they had ended a military operation against a group of separatists who had hijacked a train on Tuesday, rescuing 346 passengers. But after more than a day of armed combat, General Ahmad …

Pakistan:15-year-old boy abducted in Khuzdar amid rising human rights violation
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Pakistan:15-year-old boy abducted in Khuzdar amid rising human rights violation

Hindustan Times  

Human rights activist Mahrang Baloch has revealed that security forces abducted 15-year-old Ans Ahmed from Khuzdar. According to human rights advocate Mahrang Baloch, security agents kidnapped Ans Ahmed, 15, from Khuzdar. The latest wave of enforced disappearances in Balochistan has drawn sharp condemnation from Paank, a Baloch human rights organisation. Both Paank and Mahrang Baloch have urged global human rights …

Pakistan: Balochistan residents stage protest over enforced disappearances of their men
3 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan: Balochistan residents stage protest over enforced disappearances of their men

Op India  

Residents of Parom, a town in the Panjgur district of Balochistan, staged a sit-in outside a local Frontier Corps camp, calling for the immediate release of their missing family members. During the operation, four young men Khalil Siddique, Abdul Shakoor Saleh, Arshad Rafiq, and Waseem, son of Muhammad Hashim were reportedly taken into custody and have since disappeared, with no …

Balochistan: Forced disappearances, extra-judicial killings, torture on the rise
2 years, 10 months ago

Balochistan: Forced disappearances, extra-judicial killings, torture on the rise

Op India  

On May 11, the Human Rights Commission of Balochistan released its annual report for the year 2021. In the report, HRC said there was an increase in fake encounters, enforced disappearances, extra-judicial killings, target killings, torture, collective punishment, and the killing of women for honour in the family. Political activists and their family members remained on the hit-list of the …

Abduction and false charges against Balochistan women will strengthen the Baloch resistance movement
5 years, 3 months ago

Abduction and false charges against Balochistan women will strengthen the Baloch resistance movement

Op India  

On the 29th of November, news broke out from the war-torn region of Awaran Balochistan, that Pakistani paramilitary forces have forcefully abducted two Baloch women along with their male family members. Read: Pakistan plundering Balochistan, we appeal PM Modi to support freedom struggle: Dr Allah Nazar Baloch of BLF speaks exclusively to OpIndia The chief of Balochistan Liberation Front Dr …

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