How hijacking of train near Bolan Pass marks a major upscaling of Baloch militancy in Pakistan
The BLA seems to have chosen the point of attack with great care and considerable planning, without any intelligence leaking ...
Al Jazeera on MSN1d
Deadly Pakistan train hijack: What happened, who was rescued, what’s next?
Baloch separatists have repeatedly attacked the Jaffar Express in the last few years. It is commonly used by security ...
ThePrint on MSN14h
Train hijack by Baloch insurgents in Pakistan holds critical lesson—railways can drive geopolitics
ThePrint Explorer looks at how the real message separatists have sent with the attack is that they can weaken Pakistan’s hold ...
Al Jazeera on MSN1d
‘A rain of rockets and bullets’: Survivors of Pakistan’s train hijacking
Dozens of separatist Baloch fighters attacked the Jaffar Express passenger train in Pakistan’s Balochistan province.
Pakistan Separatists Hijack Train With 400 Onboard and Give Ultimatum
The militants, Baloch ethnic fighters, said they would kill dozens of seized security personnel if the Pakistani government ...
The Express Tribune on MSN3d
MPA urges reopening of Torkham crossing
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) lawmaker and member provincial assembly, Ahmed Kundi, has submitted a resolution to the ...
How Baloch militants hijacked Pakistan Jafar Express train carrying 450 passengers: Blew up railway track, killed driver
The BLA militants blew up a railway track and opened fire on the train on Tuesday as it travelled from Quetta to Peshawar in ...
Pakistan: Security forces claim Jaffar Express train operation over, 346 hostages rescued
The standoff between the fighters of the Baloch Liberation Army's (BLA) Majeed Brigade and the Pakistani military after the ...
Governor Kundi for opening of Broghil Pass to boost trade
A delegation led by Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Nilofar Babar from Chitral met with Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ...
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190 rescued from Pakistan train hijack; suicide bombers complicate rescue —sources
About 60 Balochi militants blew up a railway track and lobbed rockets at the Jaffar Express, carrying more than 400 ...
The Express Tribune3d
MPA urges reopening of Torkham crossing
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP ... He added that historic sites in Khyber Pass would be restored along with the steam safari to attract tourism to the area. Aslam was given a detailed briefing ...
Pakistan hostage rescue complicated by suicide bombers, say sources
Militants with bombs strapped to their bodies are reportedly sitting next to passengers, with more than 200 people still ...