Pakistan says insurgents who attacked a passenger train killed 21 hostages while all others freed
Insurgents who attacked a passenger train carrying 440 passengers in restive southwestern Pakistan killed 21 hostages before
Pakistan train hijack: 250 hostages and a tense standoff - What do Baloch rebels want?
The separatist Baloch Liberation Army had claimed responsibility for the attack Tuesday in a tunnel in Bolan, a district in restive Balochistan province. Its spokesman Jeeyand Baloch said the group was ready to free passengers if authorities agree to release jailed militants.
What's behind the surge in attacks and train hijacking in Pakistan’s restive southwest?
ISLAMABAD — 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 the government in Islamabad faces in dealing with myriad security threats.
Iran Condemns Train Hijacking in Pakistan’s Balochistan
The Iranian Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson condemned the hijacking of a train and taking hundreds of people hostage in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan.
Pakistan train attack: Why is there an increase in attacks in Balochistan?
Balochistan's long-standing insurgency reached a new level, with the Baluch Liberation Army seizing a passenger train. The militants killed 21 passeng
Pakistan’s army says insurgents who attacked a passenger train killed 21 hostages while others freed
The separatist Baloch Liberation Army claimed responsibility for attacking the train carrying 440 passengers in a tunnel in a remote part of Balochistan. Spokesman Jeeyand Baloch had said the group was ready to free passengers if authorities agree to release jailed militants.
Insurgents who attacked passenger train killed 21 hostages, Pakistan army says
Insurgents who attacked a passenger train in Pakistan killed 21 hostages, the military said on Wednesday, while security forces rescued more than 300 others and killed all 50 of the assailants.
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 hijacked by separatist militants arrived in Quetta after security forces killed 33 attackers to end a day-long standoff.
Pakistan’s security crisis deepens as train hijacking ends in bloodshed
The Pakistani military said it had completed a deadly rescue operation in the embattled southwest of the country after armed separatists hijacked a train.
Funerals held for victims of Pakistani insurgents train hijacking
Hundreds of people attended funeral prayers on Thursday in Pakistan’s southwestern city of Quetta for victims of a recent train attack. (AP video: Muhammad Farooq)
'Killed in front of our eyes': How the Pakistan train hijacking unfolded
"I was a passenger on the train that was attacked," Mr Hussain told BBC Urdu. He, along with some 440 others, had been travelling from Quetta to Peshawar through the heart of the restive Balochistan province when a group of armed militants struck – they bombed the tracks,
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