A dramatic escalation in the tactics by a Baloch separatist group came with the hijacking of a passenger train on Tuesday.

Attacks targeting security forces are increasing in frequency and lethality in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan, where a separatist militant group has adopted new tactics.

Former federal minister Fawad Chaudhry stated that the establishment has failed to resolve the issue of Balochistan and should now hand it over to political forces. Speaking to the media at the ...