A dramatic escalation in the tactics by a Baloch separatist group came with the hijacking of a passenger train on Tuesday.

The resolution emphasised the importance and respect of women in Baloch society, calling it a “significant and beautiful aspect” of their culture. Ms Majeed said the Balochistan government was ...

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 ...

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.

Therefore, there is a need to understand the specific challenges in Balochistan as India is quite actively involved in the region and the pattern is almost the same as it was in Dhaka. Also ...

The Separatist militants of Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) fired on the Jaffar Express a passenger train carrying around 400 passengers across nine bogies in southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday.

Sindh lays claim to the site situated 25 kilometre from its boundary into Balochistan. Sindh tourism and culture department officials and Khuzdar deputy commissioner contested the ownership rights ...

The Balochistan Liberation Army claims to have hijacked a Pakistani train carrying over 100 soldiers. They are negotiating with Pakistani authorities and have released children and elderly women.

Mufti Shah Mir was a leading religious scholar in Balochistan who had survived two earlier attempts on his life, reported local media. He was ambushed by gunmen riding motorcycles while leaving a ...

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 hijacking of the Jaffar Express in Balochistan has once again drawn attention to the region’s long-running insurgency. For decades, the Baloch people have resisted Pakistan’s military ...