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 ...

Their objective: to reclaim the independent state of Balochistan. Picture this: a rugged land where the sun sears the earth, where whispers of a lost kingdom still dance on the breeze. That’s ...

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 ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Rescue workers gather around coffins containing the bodies of victims following a train attack upon arrival ...

The recent train hijacking in Balochistan by the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) marks one of the most audacious attacks in the region’s history. Strategic affairs expert Anju Gupta describes the attack ...

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 ...

PML-N leader Khawaja Saad Rafique has raised questions about the willingness of his own party's government to find an enduring solution to the crisis in Balochistan by adopting a broader view.

For decades, the country has been dragged into believing that what is happening in Balochistan is merely a political crisis and that talks are the only way forward. This very belief serves as a ...

In a disturbing series of events, Pakistani security forces have reportedly detained two individuals in Pasni tehsil, Gwadar, Balochistan. Among those detained is Levies officer Qais Nisar, who ...

Quetta, 13 March 2025 – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), with generous support from the Government of Germany through KfW Development Bank, and in collaboration with the Government of ...

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday visited the restive Balochistan province to review the law and order situation and to express solidarity with the people there following the ...

(Bloomberg) -- Pakistani security forces said they rescued more than 100 people from a passenger train being held by militants in a remote portion of the country’s southwestern Balochistan province.