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

The group seeks to establish an independent Baloch state, encompassing territories in Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan where ...

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

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Pakistani forces have freed 190 passengers from a train that was hijacked by militants, as fighting continued to free more ...

Pakistani forces have freed 190 passengers from a train that was hijacked by militants, as fighting continued to free more ...

More than 340 train passengers taken hostage by a militant group were freed on March 12 by security forces after a 30-hour ...

Pakistan security sources on Wednesday said the military had freed 190 train passengers taken hostage by gunmen on the second day of a siege in the mountainous southwest. More than 450 passengers were ...

It’s a hub for the country’s ethnic Baloch minority ... suspect each other of supporting — or at least tolerating — some ...