Pakistan’s army says insurgents who attacked a passenger train killed 21 hostages while 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.
190 freed from attacked Pakistan train, roughly 130 still held hostage
Pakistan freed 190 hijacked train passengers held hostage Wednesday as the battle to free remaining hostages held by the militant group Baloch Liberation Army continued.
As Pakistan Train Standoff Continues, Militants Warn of Killings Every Hour
Security forces were trying to rescue passengers a day after Baloch ethnic fighters seized a train carrying more than 400 people.
What's behind the surge in attacks and train hijacking in Pakistan's restive southwest?
Pakistan's restive southwestern province of Balochistan has been the scene of a yearslong insurgency, with a surge in attacks in recent years.
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 hijacked a train in the southwestern Pakistani province of Balochistan, a security source told CNN Wednesday.
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.
Pakistan army says operation against militants who hijacked train has ended
A military operation against militants who hijacked a train carrying hundreds of passengers in southwest Pakistan has ended, a spokesman for the army said late on Wednesday. Some 33 militants and 21 hostages were killed during the operation,
Militants kill 10 people after hijacking passenger train, taking hostages in western Pakistan, officials say
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.
Balochi militants claim to have killed 50 Pakistan train hostages
Balochi militants claim to have killed 50 hostages after attacking a passenger train in southwest Pakistan:: Hakkal Media:: March 11, 2025:: This video shared by the militant group is said to show the moment of the attack:: Near Mashkaf,
Pakistani Security Forces Battle to Free About 300 Hostages Aboard a Hijacked Train
Pakistani security forces exchanged gunfire on Wednesday with hundreds of separatist militants as they sought to free about 300 hostages aboard a train in the country’s rugged southwest, officials sai
Pakistan army says 300 hostages freed from train
Pakistan's army says it has freed more than 300 hostages from a passenger train seized by militants in Balochistan province on Tuesday. The military spokesperson said 33 militants were killed during the operation.
Hundreds held on hijacked train in Pakistan as Balochistan Liberation Army terrorists battle troops
Terrorists in explosive vests have reportedly threatened Pakistan train passengers' lives if officials refuse to release ...
Pakistan train hijack: Suicide bombers complicate rescue operation, sources say
Separatist militants said on Wednesday they have killed 50 passengers from a train hijacking in southwestern Pakistan as ...
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Who are the BLA – the group behind Pakistan’s deadly train hijack?
Home to about 15 million of Pakistan’s estimated 240 million people, according to the 2023 census, Balochistan remains the ...