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Balochistan’s unrest escalates as separatists hijack passenger train in Pakistan
After two days of intense military operations, 33 attackers were killed, and 26 passengers — including 18 army and FC ...
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Survivors of Pakistan's train hijacking recount the harrowing experience
At least 21 passengers were killed in last week's hijacking of a train in Pakistan. A militant group claimed responsibility for blowing up the tracks and opening fire when the train was halfway ...
Who are the Baloch Liberation Army? Pakistan train hijacking was fuelled by decades of neglect and violence
The train hijacking in south-western Pakistan represents a major escalation in the region’s long-running insurgency.
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Pakistan Train Hijack Survivors Share Chilling Details About 36 Hours Of Fear: ‘They Shot Him On The Spot’
In Pakistan, militants from the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) attacked the Jaffar Express train, which was carrying 440 ...
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Pakistan’s leader meets survivors of deadly train hijack and the commandos who ended the siege
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif traveled to the restive southwestern Balochistan province to meet survivors of a ...
'Killed in front of our eyes': How the Pakistan train hijacking unfolded
Mehboob Hussain was riding the train home on Tuesday when the tracks under the front car exploded. In the depths of central ...
Pakistan PM visits Quetta as militants behind train hijack say standoff still on
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif visited Balochistan province on Thursday, as dozens of people rescued from a train ...
Pakistan train hijack hostages end ordeal with arrival in Quetta
STORY: Dozens of people rescued from a train hijacked by separatist militants in southwestern Pakistan arrived on Thursday in ...
What’s behind the surge in attacks and train hijacking in Pakistan’s restive southwest?
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s neglected southwestern province of Balochistan has been the scene of a yearslong insurgency, with a dramatic uptick in attacks in recent years underscoring the struggles ...