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

Radio Pakistan reports 190 rescued, 37 injured; dozens still held by assailants; 57 passengers shifted to Quetta after being rescued; interior ministry says 70 to 80 terrorists involved Balochistan ...

Moreover, Pakistan has a tense relationship with Iran, which contributes to the insecurity in Balochistan. The Pakistani government also claims that there is a degree of cooperation between the ...

Baloch rebels have been fighting the Pakistani state for decades after Islamabad failed to check police brutality and push ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson condemned the hijacking of a train and taking hundreds of people hostage in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan.

The government has rejected militant-prisoner swap demands in the past. Balochistan, which borders Iran and Afghanistan, has long been a hotspot for separatist insurgencies against the leadership ...

which marks the border between Iran and Pakistan''s Balochistan, according to The Balochistan Post. In a post on X, the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) stated, "On February 26, 2025, Wafa Baloch ...

Balochistan borders Iran and Afghanistan, and both these countries have been helping Baloch rebels. For Pakistan, dousing the fire of separatism in Balochistan has become a tough job. The only ...

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

Pakistani security forces exchanged gunfire on Wednesday with hundreds of separatist militants as they sought to free about 30 ...

Balochistan borders Iran and Afghanistan and has long been the scene of insurgency. Separatists demand greater autonomy from the government in Islamabad and a larger share of the region’s ...

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s military accused neighboring India on Friday of sponsoring insurgents in the restive southwest as ...