Pakistan Train Hijack: Islamabad Lodges Formal Protest With Afghanistan Over Balochistan Hijacking
On March 11, terrorists attacked and hijacked the Jaffar Express at Bolan Pass, holding over 400 passengers hostage for 30 hours. The train was en-route from Quetta to Peshawar.
Pakistani leader calls for unity to combat militants after a surge in attacks
Pakistan’s prime minister has called on country’s political leadership to unite in its resolve to combat militants following ...
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Pakistan: University of Balochistan shuts indefinitely amid growing security concerns
The University of Balochistan has been closed indefinitely and shifted to online classes, according to a notification issued ...
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University of Balochistan Shuts Down Amid Security Crisis
The University of Balochistan is shifting to online classes following an indefinite closure due to escalating security concerns. Recent insurgency actions highlight the region's instability, ...
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Suicide car bomber hits buses carrying security forces, killing 5 in southwestern Pakistan
At least five Pakistani officers have been killed and 10 wounded when a suicide car bomber targeted a convoy of buses ...
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Balochistan train attack has grave implications for Pakistan’s internal security, external ties
The attacks are important for more reasons than one. First, resentment of the Baloch people is a key reason for these attacks ...
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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 ...
Separatist suicide attack in southwestern Pakistan kills at least five
Separatist militants drove a vehicle laden with explosives into a paramilitary convoy, killing at least five in southwestern Pakistan, officials said on Sunday, just days after the same group hijacked ...
Bomb targeting bus carrying security forces kills 5 and wounds 10 in restive southwestern Pakistan
A roadside bomb exploded near a bus carrying security forces in restive southwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing at least five officers and wounding 10 others, police said.
Death toll in Pakistan's train hijacking rises to 31, army says
The death toll from a militant hijacking of a train in Pakistan's southwestern mountains has risen to 31 soldiers, staff and ...
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.