5 killed, 14 injured in explosion near passenger bus in Western Pakistan
At least five people were killed and 14 others were injured in an explosion near a passenger bus on the Nushki-Dalbandin highway in the Balochistan province, western
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.
Insurgents who seized train in Pakistan ‘have killed some hostages’
Some 190 passengers out of the initial 450 who were on the train from Quetta to the northern city of Peshawar were rescued.
Insurgent train siege ends in Pakistan with some hostages killed
Pakistani authorities have said an insurgent attack on a train carrying hundreds of people has ended, with all attackers killed following a day-long standoff. Some of the hostages taken were killed, authorities said, after separatists wearing explosive-laden vests barricaded themselves in with passengers in the south-western Balochistan province.
Militants hijack passenger train, take hostages in western Pakistan, officials say
A “complex operation” is ongoing in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan, according to a security source, after a train carrying hundreds of passengers was hijacked by separatist militants,
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.
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
Who are the Baloch Liberation Army? Pakistan train hijacking was fuelled by decades of neglect and violence
The train hijacking in south-western Pakistan represents a major escalation in the region’s long-running insurgency.
The Balochistan Story: Jinnah Betrayal, Armed Rebellion, Bangladesh Impact
Balochistan, the largest and the most sparsely populated province of Pakistan, had always harboured dreams of being independent.
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Militants bomb train tracks before taking train passengers hostage in Pakistan
An armed militant group has taken train passengers hostage and wounded the train driver in an attack in Pakistan's volatile south-western Balochistan province. In a statement claiming the the ...
The Free Balochistan Movement's vision
This article is Soumya Awasthi, fellow, Centre for Security Strategy and Technology, Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi.
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Jaffar Express Hijacking Exposes Pakistan’s Failing Strategy in Balochistan
The hijacking of the Jaffar Express signals that the conflict in Balochistan is reaching a dangerous new phase.
Security forces battle to free hostages on board hijacked train
At least 30 militants were killed in initial exchanges of gunfire. By Wednesday night, security forces had rescued 190 of the 450 passengers who were initially on the train when it was hijacked on ...