Who are the BLA – the group behind Pakistan’s deadly train hijack?
Home to about 15 million of Pakistan’s estimated 240 million people, according to the 2023 census, Balochistan remains the country’s poorest region despite being rich in natural resources such as coal, gold, copper, and gas. These resources generate substantial revenue for the federal government.
What's behind the surge in attacks and train hijacking in Pakistan’s restive southwest?
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s neglected southwestern province of Balochistan has been the scene of a yearslong insurgency, with a dramatic uptick in attacks in recent years underscoring the struggles the government in Islamabad faces in dealing with myriad security threats.
Pakistani officials say the insurgent attack on a train has ended but some hostages are dead
Security officials said more than 300 hostages were rescued, and the operation continued, but gave no details about the hostages killed.
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 security crisis deepens as train hijacking ends in bloodshed
The Pakistani military said it had completed a deadly rescue operation in the embattled southwest of the country after armed separatists hijacked a train.
'Killed in front of our eyes': How the Pakistan train hijacking unfolded
"I was a passenger on the train that was attacked," Mr Hussain told BBC Urdu. He, along with some 440 others, had been travelling from Quetta to Peshawar through the heart of the restive Balochistan province when a group of armed militants struck – they bombed the tracks,
BLA’s growing insurgency: A timeline of attacks in Balochistan
The banned Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) has intensified its insurgency, emerging as a major terrorist threat in the ...
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.
Why is Balochistan seeing a surge in violent attacks? What's driving separatists to strike now? Explained
The local population in Balochistan has accused Pakistan of exploiting the region's resources while neglecting the local ...
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27 BLA terrorists killed, 155 passengers rescued
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Pakistan’s army accuses India of sponsoring terror after 26 hostages were killed in a train attack
Pakistan’s military accuses neighboring India of sponsoring militants in the restive southwestern Balochistan province, which ...
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Pak blames Afg for train attack, Kabul slams 'baseless' allegations
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Fact check: Viral video of train attack is old from Jan 2022, does not show Jaffar Express hijacking
Posts from several Indian accounts on social media platform X on Tuesday shared a video of a train explosion; multiple other ...