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Pakistan’s security crisis deepens as train hijacking ends in bloodshed
Pakistan’s military said Wednesday that a two-day battle with separatist militants over a hijacked passenger train had ended in bloodshed, claiming the lives of at least 25 soldiers and civilians held hostage and dozens of militants.
The Pakistan insurgency behind a train hijacking and hostage crisis
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 resource-rich province of Balochistan.
Train hostage crisis questions Pakistan’s internal security
By bno Chennai bureau The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), a separatist militant group, attacked and held hostage the Jaffar Express, a passenger train traveling from Quetta to Peshawar in Pakistan between March 11 and 12.
Death Toll in Pakistan's Train Hijacking Rises to 31, Army Says
Pakistan's military spokesman said on Friday the death toll in a train hijacking in the country's southwestern mountains had risen to 31 and he repeated accusations that neighbouring India and Afghanistan backed the militants who carried it out.
Pakistan: Balochistan train hijacking death toll climbs to 31
Pakistan has long accused India and Afghanistan of providing money, weapons, and training to the insurgents operating in Balochistan.
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21 dead in hostage crisis
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