In Pakistan's Balochistan province, armed militants hijacked a passenger train, killing three people and taking over 450 hostages. Security forces responded swiftly, rescuing more than 150 ...

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 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.

Pakistan Navy and Customs Gwadar, during a successful Intelligence Based Operation in at sea of Kund Malir near Ormara on Saturday, apprehended liquor comprising of 5400 bottles. According to ...

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.

The local authorities in Balochistan have imposed emergency measures and all institutions have been mobilised to deal with the situation, government spokesperson Shahid Rind said, according 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 ...

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 ...

“This incident changes the rules of the game, because these terrorists have no link to Balochistan or religion,” he said. Lt Gen Sharif said the army, air force, Frontier Corps and SSG ...

Security sources said Wednesday a Pakistani military operation rescued 190 passengers and killed 30 terrorists, a day after an attack on a train in Pakistan’s restive southwestern Balochistan ...

Map by DawnGIS/N QUETTA: An unprecedented hostage situation unfolded on Tuesday after terrorists attacked the Jaffar Express in a rugged part of Balochistan, taking more than 400 passengers ...