The arrest of Dr. Mahrang Baloch, the leader of the peaceful Baloch protest movement, has set the entire province aflame.

Balochistan and East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) do share some commonalities, such as being part of larger political entities – ...

Terror is a tool, not a form of war. It is meant to scare people into submission as perpetrators use the space to impose a manner of thought and action meant to serve their cause. Usually, tools of ...

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.

The Taliban on Thursday dismissed Pakistan's allegations that militants based in Afghanistan were involved in the hijacking of the Jaffar Express train in Balochistan. "We categorically reject the ...

Claim: The video shows a Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) leader issuing a warning to China and Pakistan after the 11 March 2025 Jaffar Express hijack. Fact: The viral video dates back to May 2019 ...

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. The latest ...

Many years ago when Bangladesh was also demanding a separate nation, it was India who supported it. In such a situation, the question is whether PM Modi will learn from the mistakes of Pandit Nehru ...

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Militants of the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), the separatist group, hijacked the passenger train Jaffar Express in Pakistan’s Balochistan province on Tuesday (Mar 11). The train was carrying over 450 ...