On Friday, the Pakistan Army spokesperson reported that 31 people had died in the train hostage crisis in Balochistan. The final toll included 23 soldiers, three railway employees, and five civilians who were held hostage by militants for over 24 hours.

Separatist militants drove a vehicle laden with explosives into a paramilitary convoy, killing at least five in southwestern Pakistan, officials said on Sunday, just days after the same group hijacked a train and held hostages for 36 hours.