The train hijacking in south-western Pakistan represents a major escalation in the region’s long-running insurgency.

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 struggle for ...

This article is Soumya Awasthi, fellow, Centre for Security Strategy and Technology, Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi.

Balochistan, the largest and the most sparsely populated province of Pakistan, had always harboured dreams of being independent.

A stunning train hijack and hostage crisis this week, in which hundreds of passengers were held for a day by suicide vest-clad separatists, has made clear the limits of Pakistan’s ambitions for the ...

Hostages freed after a day-long ordeal following an attack by militants on a train in Pakistan's Balochistan province ...

TRAVELING on Balochistan’s main thoroughfares, especially the Quetta-Karachi highway which connects the two provincial ...

Train hijackers in Pakistan’s Balochistan province killed a total of 31 security personnel and civilians before they were ...

Zuneera Qayyum, a 14-year-old girl from Hub, Balochistan, is working as an emerging advocate for environmental issues, in ...

Balochistan, despite being rich in resources such as gold, copper, and natural gas, remains the most impoverished province in Pakistan. Baloch nationalists argue that the region’s wealth is ...