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 ...

Many of the passengers killed were off-duty soldiers, the AFP news agency reported. Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti said "people have also been martyred, but we will share details later." ...

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 ...

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 ...

Baloch separatists have taken hundreds of people hostage after attacking a passenger train. Scores have been freed after government forces launched a large-scale operation. Almost two hundred ...

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.

“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 ...

ISLAMABAD: A Senate body has advised the governments of Sindh and Balochistan to form a joint committee to resolve the matter of jurisdiction of a heritage site in the Kirthar range within 30 days.

Simultaneously, Saudi Aramco plans to invest around $10 billion in an oil refinery with a processing capacity of 300,000 barrels of crude oil per day. This investment aims to reduce Pakistan’s ...

Earlier this week, separatist militants in southwestern Balochistan hijacked a train, holding passengers hostage in a tense, day-long standoff with security forces. Pakistan has pledged to ...

The driver of Jaffar Express, which was hijacked by Balochistan Liberation Army militants, has described the terrifying moment when the insurgents attacked the train as survivors praised the ...