Balochistan's long-standing insurgency reached a new level, with the Baluch Liberation Army seizing a passenger train. The militants killed 21 passengers before being overpowered by Pakistani forces.
The surge in BLA attacks highlights the escalating security crisis in Balochistan, with authorities struggling to curb the insurgency.
When a group of armed Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) militants bombed the tracks, fired on the train and stormed the carriages, the situation looked irredeemable. Authorities say that by the ...
The deadly train hijacking episode has brought the region’s struggle to the fore The recent hijacking of the Jaffar Express in Balochistan marks another deadly episode in the decades-long ...
Balochistan, Pakistan’s largest and most volatile province, has been at the heart of a decades-long armed rebellion for independence. The latest escalation occurred on 11 March, when militants ...
Pakistan Army on Friday (March 14, 2025) said that 18 of the 26 hostages killed by Balochistan Liberation Army militants, who ambushed a train in Balochistan, were army and paramilitary soldiers.
Earlier this week, separatist militants in southwestern Balochistan hijacked a train, holding passengers hostage in a tense, day-long standoff with security forces. Pakistan has pledged to ...
The driver of Jaffar Express, which was hijacked by Balochistan Liberation Army militants, has described the terrifying moment when the insurgents attacked the train as survivors praised the ...
The south-western province of Balochistan remains one of Pakistan's biggest security headaches after many decades of an armed rebellion seeking independence for the mineral-rich region.
Awami National Party (ANP) Central President Aimal Wali Khan has said that preparations are being made for a new world war between China and America and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan is their ...
(AP) The day-long standoff, marked by explosions and hostage threats, began when Baloch militants attacked the train in Balochistan, demanding the release of prisoners. As special forces moved in ...
With the Balochistan issue dominating discussions in the National Assembly, the lower house on Friday saw fiery exchanges as PTI parliamentary leader Zartaj Gul tore into the government over its ...