An injured passenger rescued by security forces from a train attacked by insurgents is carried on a stretcher after arriving on a special train for the wounded and survivors at a railway station in Much, in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, March 12, 2025.

India and Afghanistan reject charges, as Pakistan reveals details of operation that freed hundreds of passengers.

"Terrorists were in direct communications with Afghanistan-based planners throughout the incident," he said. The Foreign Office statement came after the army also officially confirmed the Afghan link to the brazen train hijacking.