The Balochistan Separatist Movement in Pakistan: What to Know
A dramatic escalation in the tactics by a Baloch separatist group came with the hijacking of a passenger train on Tuesday.
Pakistani military says 21 hostages killed, remaining rescued after train hijacking
More than 400 people were on the Jaffar Express on Tuesday when militants fired on the train and blew up the track in the ...
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Pakistan's army says insurgents who attacked a passenger train killed 21 hostages while others freed
Insurgents who attacked a passenger train in Pakistan killed 21 hostages, the military said Wednesday, while security forces ...
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Pakistan Separatists Hijack Train With 400 Onboard and Give Ultimatum
Pakistan’s largest city. The separatists accuse the Chinese of stealing the province’s resources. In recent months, separatist groups have escalated high-profile attacks along Balochistan’s ...
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Militants hijack passenger train, take hostages in western Pakistan, officials say
The train was on its way from Quetta in Balochistan, Pakistan’s westernmost province, to the northwestern city of Peshawar.“Armed individuals stopped Jaffer Express inside Tunnel No. 8 (in ...