Baloch militants blew up track in tunnel, opened fire on Pak train: What we know
1 week, 4 days ago

Baloch militants blew up track in tunnel, opened fire on Pak train: What we know

India Today  

A Peshawar-bound passenger train in Pakistan carrying around 500 people was hijacked by Baloch separatists in the country's restive Balochistan province on Tuesday, leading to a tense standoff with the Army. While there has been scant information from the Pakistani government, the Baloch Liberation Army has claimed to have taken over 200 passengers, including security forces, hostage aboard the Jaffar Express. Pakistan Train Hijack: Latest Updates Baloch militants blew up the railway track on Tunnel number 8 and opened fire on the Jaffar Express after it derailed. The attack comes days after various Baloch resistance groups advocating for Balochistan's independence from Pakistan announced a new intensified offensive against Pakistan and China and announced a unified outfit named the Baloch National Army.

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Suicide car bomb targets security convoy in Pakistan's Balochistan, 7 killed
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5 days, 6 hours ago

Suicide car bomb targets security convoy in Pakistan's Balochistan, 7 killed

India Today  

A suicide car bomber targeted a convoy of buses carrying security forces in the restive southwestern province of Balochistan on Sunday, killing at least five officers and two civilians, the military and police confirmed. Authorities reported that separatist rebels opened fire on the buses following the car bombing. Sarfraz Bugti, the Chief Minister of Balochistan, confirmed that security forces returned …

Pakistan: Bomb targets bus carrying security forces in Balochistan, 5 soldiers killed & 10 injured
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5 days, 19 hours ago

Pakistan: Bomb targets bus carrying security forces in Balochistan, 5 soldiers killed & 10 injured

Live Mint  

Quetta:A roadside bomb exploded near a bus carrying security forces in restive southwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing at least five officers and wounding 10 others, police said. The attack occurred in Naushki, a district in Balochistan, said Zafar Zamanani, a local police chief. He said the the blast also badly damaged another nearby bus. No one immediately claimed responsibility, but …

Five security personnel in terror attack in Balochistan
5 days, 22 hours ago

Five security personnel in terror attack in Balochistan

The Hindu  

At least five security personnel were killed and more than a dozen injured in a terrorist attack in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province on Sunday. Confirming the attack, the police chief of the local Noshki police station Zafarullah Sumalani said that the initial investigations suggested that it was a suicide attack. Mr. Sumalani also said that evidence from the site of …

Suicide car bomber hits buses carrying security forces, killing 7 in southwestern Pakistan
5 days, 22 hours ago

Suicide car bomber hits buses carrying security forces, killing 7 in southwestern Pakistan

Associated Press  

QUETTA, Pakistan — A suicide car bomber targeted a convoy of buses carrying security forces in restive southwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing at least five officers and two civilians, the military and police said. Ten people were also wounded in the attack in Naushki, a district in Balochistan, said Zafar Zamanani, a local police chief. A military statement said “sanitization …

Baloch insurgents release first visuals of attack on Pakistan military convoy
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6 days, 6 hours ago

Baloch insurgents release first visuals of attack on Pakistan military convoy

India Today  

Hours after the Baloch Liberation Army claimed to have killed 90 Pakistani military personnel in an attack on a convoy, its special forces unit, the Majeed Brigade, released the first visuals of the attack. The Majeed Brigade, along with another BLA's unit, Fateh Squad, targeted a military convoy, comprising eight buses, one of which was completely destroyed in the explosion, …

Pakistani security officers killed in blast claimed by Baloch separatists
6 days, 6 hours ago

Pakistani security officers killed in blast claimed by Baloch separatists

Al Jazeera  

Dozens of paramilitary force members wounded in explosion in Noshki district of Balochistan days after deadly train hijacking. A roadside bomb blast near a bus carrying security forces in the Pakistani province of Balochistan has killed at least five officers and wounded dozens, police say. Al Jazeera’s Kamal Hyder said local sources told Al Jazeera the attack was carried out …

Baloch Train Hijack and Pakistan's Derailed War on Terror
6 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
6 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 …

Driver of Jaffar Express recalls ‘terrifying’ ordeal after insurgents attack train in Pakistan
1 week ago

Driver of Jaffar Express recalls ‘terrifying’ ordeal after insurgents attack train in Pakistan

ABP News  

Karachi, Mar 14 The driver of Jaffar Express, which was hijacked by Balochistan Liberation Army militants, has described the terrifying moment when the insurgents attacked the train as survivors praised the military for their rescue. On Tuesday, Jaffar Express travelling from Quetta to Peshawar and carrying 440 passengers was hijacked in which 21 civilians and four soldiers were killed. The …

India rejects Pakistan’s ‘baseless allegation’ regarding Balochistan train siege; calls Pak, ‘epicentre of terrorism’
1 week, 1 day ago

India rejects Pakistan’s ‘baseless allegation’ regarding Balochistan train siege; calls Pak, ‘epicentre of terrorism’

Live Mint  

India has strongly denied suggestions made by the Pakistan foreign office that India had a hand in the Jaffar Express attack. MEA official spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, "We strongly reject the baseless allegations made by Pakistan. Earlier on Thursday, Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan claimed that the rebels involved in the attack on the Jaffar Express were in …

Pakistan links train hijacking to ‘Afghan handlers’ and Indian mastermind
1 week, 1 day ago

Pakistan links train hijacking to ‘Afghan handlers’ and Indian mastermind

Al Jazeera  

India and Afghanistan reject charges, as Pakistan reveals details of operation that freed hundreds of passengers. “We must understand that in this terrorist incident in Balochistan, and others before, the main sponsor is eastern neighbour,” Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, the director general for the military’s media wing Inter-Services Public Relations, said during a news conference in Islamabad. In the …

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

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif Visits Restive Balochistan Province Two Days After Train Hijack
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1 week, 1 day ago

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif Visits Restive Balochistan Province Two Days After Train Hijack

ABP News  

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday visited the restive 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. Announcing the completion of the operation, Director General Inter-Services Public Relations Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry on Wednesday …

Pakistan’s leader to meet with survivors and commandos who ended an insurgents’ train attack
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1 week, 1 day ago

Pakistan’s leader to meet with survivors and commandos who ended an insurgents’ train attack

Associated Press  

QUETTA, Pakistan — Pakistan’s prime minister traveled to restive southwestern Balochistan province Thursday 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. The Baloch Liberation Army, an outlawed group behind multiple deadly attacks in recent months, claimed responsibility for the attack that began Tuesday …

Train hijack shocks Pakistan, China says 'ready' to strengthen security in Balochistan
1 week, 2 days ago

Train hijack shocks Pakistan, China says 'ready' to strengthen security in Balochistan

Firstpost  

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning on Wednesday condemned the train hijacking in Pakistan and said that it is willing to join hands with Islamabad to implement counter-terrorism measures across the country An injured man rescued by security forces from a passenger train attacked by separatist militants sits in an ambulance at a railway station in Mach, Balochistan, Pakistan, on …

Breaking News: Balochistan Liberation Army Hijacks Train, Demands Independence from Pakistan | ABP NEWS
1 week, 2 days 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, 2 days 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 …

Taliban reject Pak's claim of Afghanistan link to train hijack
1 week, 2 days ago

Taliban reject Pak's claim of Afghanistan link to train hijack

India Today  

The Taliban on Thursday rejected Pakistan’s claims that Afghanistan-based militants were involved in the hijacking of a Jaffar Express train in Balochistan. "We categorically reject baseless allegations by the Pakistani army spokesperson linking the attack on a passenger train in Balochistan province with Afghanistan, and urge the Pakistani side to focus on resolving their own security and internal problems instead …

Pakistan train hijack: Siege ends; 21 passengers, 4 soldiers killed, says Army general
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1 week, 2 days 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 …

Train hijack ends in bloodshed and slaughter as 21 hostages are killed before Pakistan military eradicates all of the attackers following day-long standoff
1 week, 2 days ago

Train hijack ends in bloodshed and slaughter as 21 hostages are killed before Pakistan military eradicates all of the attackers following day-long standoff

Daily Mail  

A bloody train hijack has come to an end after insurgents reportedly slaughtered 21 hostages and the Pakistan military killed all attackers after a day-long standoff, according to security officials. Passengers traveling on the train hijacked by militants are assisted after fleeing the incident Rescue workers from the Edhi organization are preparing to participate in a rescue operation as they …

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

'We Were Not Even Breathing': Hijacked Pakistan Train Passengers Narrate 'Scene Of Doomsday'
1 week, 2 days ago

'We Were Not Even Breathing': Hijacked Pakistan Train Passengers Narrate 'Scene Of Doomsday'

ABP News  

Islamabad, Mar 12 : There was a huge explosion and firing, a scene that can never be forgotten, said Mushtaq Muhammad as he recounted the moment when Baloch militants attacked a passenger train in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province. According to a report by BBC Urdu, Mushtaq, who was in coach number three of the train, said, “The attack started with …

Pakistan train hijack: Militants with bomb vests sitting next to hostages; empty coffins transported
1 week, 2 days ago

Pakistan train hijack: Militants with bomb vests sitting next to hostages; empty coffins transported

Hindustan Times  

The Pakistan forces on Wednesday held off from full-out battles inside a train that was hijacked by the Baloch Liberation Army militants. Pakistan train hijack: 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 junior interior minister told GEO TV that the security operation was …

What’s behind the surge in attacks and train hijacking in Pakistan’s restive southwest?
1 week, 2 days ago

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

Associated Press  

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. The BLA has regularly targeted Pakistani security forces and has also in the past attacked civilians, including Chinese nationals working on …

Pakistan Train Hijack: Video Shows Moment Militants Attacked Jaffar Express Before Taking Passengers Hostage
1 week, 2 days ago

Pakistan Train Hijack: Video Shows Moment Militants Attacked Jaffar Express Before Taking Passengers Hostage

ABP News  

The Baloch militants, who launched an attack on the Jaffar Express and took over 400 passengers as hostages, have released a video showing how they blew the track before taking the passengers hostage. The video shows the Jaffar Express, traveling from Quetta to Peshawar, passing through Sibi city when a bomb blast on the track forces it to halt. The …

Balochistan train hijack: Who are the Baloch rebels and why do they want independence from Pakistan
1 week, 2 days 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 …

Fact Check: 2022 video of Baloch militant attack VIRAL as recent Pakistan train hijack
1 week, 2 days ago

Fact Check: 2022 video of Baloch militant attack VIRAL as recent Pakistan train hijack

India Today  

The Balochistan Liberation Army, a separatist group, hijacked the Peshawar-bound Jaffar Express on March 11 in Pakistan. India Today Fact Check found that the viral video is from 2022 and therefore unrelated to the train hijack. The post reads: “BLA has released footage of an IED attack on a train carrying FC near Sibbi, Balochistan.” Many responded to this post …

Train hijack massacre: Dozens slaughtered as military moves in on gunmen wearing suicide vests who still hold 300 hostages - and have vowed to blow captives up
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1 week, 2 days ago

Train hijack massacre: Dozens slaughtered as military moves in on gunmen wearing suicide vests who still hold 300 hostages - and have vowed to blow captives up

Daily Mail  

Pakistani security forces have engaged in a deadly firefight with separatist militants after a passenger train was hijacked in the country's volatile Balochistan province, leaving around 300 hostages trapped on board. A passenger, who was rescued from a train after it was attacked by separatist militants, receives medical aid at the Mach Railway Station in Mach, Balochistan, Pakistan, March 11, …

'Attack On Civilians Unacceptable': UN Chief Urges Immediate Release Of Pakistan Train Hijacking Hostages
1 week, 3 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 …

Pak Security Forces Rescue 104 Hostages From Hijacked Train, 16 Baloch Militants Killed — Updates
1 week, 3 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. …

Pakistan train hijack: Security forces kill 16 militants, rescue 104 hostages in ongoing operation
1 week, 3 days ago

Pakistan train hijack: Security forces kill 16 militants, rescue 104 hostages in ongoing operation

Hindustan Times  

After a passenger train was hijacked by militants in Pakistan's Balochistan province on Tuesday, the country's security forces have gunned down at least 16 hijackers, while 104 passengers were rescued. A soldier works to evacuate freed train passengers at the Mach railway station, which has been turned into a makeshift hospital, after Pakistani security forces freed nearly 104 passengers following …

'Hundreds' of hijacked train hostages are still being held by gunmen after dozens were freed - with children and women seen sheltering at station
1 week, 3 days ago

'Hundreds' of hijacked train hostages are still being held by gunmen after dozens were freed - with children and women seen sheltering at station

Daily Mail  

Terrified freed hostages trekked across the mountainous terrain after armed militants hijacked a train in Pakistan's volatile southwestern Balochistan province. Children, men and women have been seen sheltering inside the station after they were freed -- March 11, 2025 A soldier works to evacuate freed train passengers at the Mach railway station -- March 11, 2025 Freed hostages have described …

Pakistan train hijack: 27 separatists & 20 soldiers killed, 155 passengers rescued in ongoing counter-operation
1 week, 3 days ago

Pakistan train hijack: 27 separatists & 20 soldiers killed, 155 passengers rescued in ongoing counter-operation

Firstpost  

Baloch militants hijacked a passenger train in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, leading to a fierce gun battle with security forces. At least 16 separatists were killed by Pakistani security forces in a counter-operation after Baloch militants hijacked a passenger train in a tunnel in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province on Tuesday, news agency AFP reported citing security officials. “Security forces have safely …

Train stopped, railway track bombed: Check how Pakistan's Jaffar Express was hijacked by Baloch militants
1 week, 3 days ago

Train stopped, railway track bombed: Check how Pakistan's Jaffar Express was hijacked by Baloch militants

India TV News  

Train stopped, railway track bombed: Check how Pakistan's Jaffar Express was hijacked by Baloch militants The Jaffar Express was stopped by armed militants at around 1:00 pm in the rural Sibi district, near a station where it was scheduled to stop. Pakistan train hijack updates: Pakistan's security forces have rescued 104 hostages held by BLA militants after the Jaffar Express …

Pakistan: Nearly 200 hostages rescued as Pakistan’s military battles militants who stormed passenger train
1 week, 3 days ago

Pakistan: Nearly 200 hostages rescued as Pakistan’s military battles militants who stormed passenger train

CNN  

Quetta, Pakistan CNN — Pakistan’s military have been engaged in a deadly standoff for more than 24 hours with armed militants who hijacked a train and took hostages, in a dramatic escalation of an insurgency that has plagued the region for decades. Around 450 passengers were on the Jaffer Express enroute from Balochistan’s capital Quetta to Peshawar in the north, …

OPINION | Will Balochistan break away from Pakistan?
1 week, 3 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. …

‘A rain of rockets and bullets’: Survivors of Pakistan’s train hijacking
1 week, 3 days ago

‘A rain of rockets and bullets’: Survivors of Pakistan’s train hijacking

Al Jazeera  

Quetta, Pakistan – Survivors of Tuesday’s deadly train hijacking by Baloch separatists have described how they watched fellow passengers being executed and fled while being shot at. The BLA, which said it was holding the passengers hostage, had on Tuesday given the Pakistan government a 48-hour ultimatum, demanding the “unconditional release of Baloch political prisoners, forcibly disappeared persons and national …

Pakistan says more than 300 hostages rescued from hijacked train
1 week, 3 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, 3 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 …

Insurgents checked IDs, shot soldiers: Survivors recount Pak train hijack
1 week, 3 days ago

Insurgents checked IDs, shot soldiers: Survivors recount Pak train hijack

India Today  

Passengers who were aboard the Jaffar Express that was hijacked by the separatist insurgent group Baloch Liberation Army on Tuesday, recounted the horror that unfolded inside the carriage. Bashir, a survivor who was travelling along with his wife and two children, was asked by the insurgents to get down the train and not "look back" during the process. Mushtaq Muhammad, …

16 terrorists killed, 104 passengers rescued in Pakistan train attack
1 week, 3 days ago

16 terrorists killed, 104 passengers rescued in Pakistan train attack

ABP News  

Quetta, Mar 12 : At least 16 terrorists were killed and 104 passengers rescued by the security forces after Baloch militants hijacked a passenger train in a tunnel in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province on Tuesday, security officials said. The source said that the passengers rescued, including 58 men, 31 women and 15 children, have been sent to Mach by another …

How Baloch rebels hijacked train with 500 passengers in Pakistan
1 week, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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: BLA Claims Jaffar Express Hijack, Threatens Hostages As 450 Stranded — What We Know
1 week, 3 days ago

Pakistan: BLA Claims Jaffar Express Hijack, Threatens Hostages As 450 Stranded — What We Know

ABP News  

Jaffar Express Hijack: Unidentified gunmen opened fire on the Jaffar Express in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province on Tuesday, injuring multiple passengers, local media reported. Jaffar Express Hijack — What We Know So Far Balochistan government spokesperson Shahid Rind confirmed the incident, stating, "There are reports of intense firing at Jaffar Express, which was heading from Quetta to Peshawar, between Pehro …

Pakistan train hijack Updates: Security forces claim the attack has ended, say some hostages dead
1 week, 3 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 …

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