Hundreds of passengers taken hostage by armed group threatening to destroy train
The lives of at least dozens of rail passengers are on the line after the Baloch Liberation Army blew up tracks and took over a train in Pakistan. Hundreds of people were on board the Jaffar Express Train from Quetta to Peshawar when it was stormed by the separatist group.
Pakistan’s Army Says Train Hijacking Ends With 21 Passengers Dead
Nearly 200 have been freed but the status of other passengers remains unclear as security forces continue to battle separatist 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.
Pakistan's leader meets survivors of deadly train hijacking and the commandos who ended the siege
Pakistan’s prime minister has commended the country’s armed forces for successfully rescuing 339 passengers after a deadly train hijacking by insurgents in the southwest
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.
Funerals held for victims of Pakistani insurgents train hijacking
Hundreds of people attended funeral prayers on Thursday in Pakistan’s southwestern city of Quetta for victims of a recent train attack. (AP video: Muhammad Farooq)
Pakistan train hijack hostages end ordeal with arrival in Quetta
Dozens of people rescued from a train hijacked by separatist militants in southwestern Pakistan arrived on Thursday in the city of Quetta, hours after security forces killed all 33 attackers to end a day-long standoff.
Pakistan says insurgents who attacked a passenger train killed 21 hostages while all others freed
Pakistani officials say insurgents who attacked a passenger train carrying 440 people in the southwest killed 21 hostages but ...
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Pakistan kills 30 Islamist militants near Afghan border, army says
ISLAMABAD, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Pakistan's army said on Tuesday it killed 30 Islamist militants in South Waziristan near the border with Afghanistan during an operation to clear the tribal district ...