Pak PM visits Baloch after insurgents attack train
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.
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.
Pakistan militants attack train and take passengers hostage
Police say at least three people were injured in the attack and it is unclear how many people are being held hostage.
Terrorists hijack train in Pakistan, warn all 182 hostages ‘will be executed’ if demands unmet
Pakistani insurgents took over a passenger train carrying an estimated 500 people on Tuesday, with the separatists threatening to kill some 182 hostages if their demands are not met.
Pakistan's leader to meet with survivors and commandos who ended an insurgents' train attack
Pakistan’s prime minister traveled to restive southwestern Balochistan province to meet survivors of a train attack and the commandos who rescued over 300 passengers from the insurgents who killed 21
At least 100 passengers freed from Pakistan train siege
At least 16 militants have been killed and 100 passengers were freed as of Wednesday morning, local media reported. The BBC has not been able to independently verify those figures. Among those released are 17 injured passengers, who have been admitted to hospital for treatment.
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
Pakistan’s security crisis deepens as train hijacking ends in bloodshed
The Pakistani military said it had completed a deadly rescue operation in the embattled southwest of the country after armed separatists hijacked a train.
Pakistan PM visits Quetta as militants behind train hijack say standoff still on
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif visited Balochistan province on Thursday, as dozens of people rescued from a train hijacked by separatist militants arrived in Quetta after security forces killed 33 attackers to end a day-long standoff.
'Killed in front of my eyes': How the Pakistan train hijacking unfolded
"I was a passenger on the train that was attacked," Mr Hussain told BBC Urdu. He, along with some 440 others, had been travelling from Quetta to Peshawar through the heart of the restive Balochistan province when a group of armed militants struck – they bombed the tracks,
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Hostage Families Panic, Seek Answers From Pakistan Govt After Jaffar Express Hijack
Baloch Liberation Army says it has taken hostages during an attack on a train carrying hundreds of people in southwestern ...
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Calls for political unity grow after Jaffar Express attack
Government and opposition leaders have stressed the need for political unity in the wake of the Jaffar Express terrorist attack, where militants hijacked the train in Balochistan's Bolan.
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Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti on Wednesday chaired a meeting to review the financial affairs of Cadet and ...
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Insurgent attack on train in Pakistan over, several hostages dead, officials say
Militants belonging to the separatist Baloch Liberation Army (BLA ... away. Shams Ullah Khan said two relatives were taken hostage. Another man, Hamad Khan, said his brother was a hostage.