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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.

Newsday · 4d

What's behind the surge in attacks and train hijacking in Pakistan's restive southwest?

Pakistan's restive southwestern province of Balochistan has been the scene of a yearslong insurgency, with a surge in attacks in recent years.

U.S. News & World Report · 2d

Death Toll in Pakistan's Train Hijacking Rises to 31, Army Says

Pakistan's military spokesman said on Friday the death toll in a train hijacking in the country's southwestern mountains had risen to 31 and he repeated accusations that neighbouring India and Afghanistan backed the militants who carried it out.

ABP Live on MSN · 2d

Pakistan Army Says 31 Casualties In Jaffar Express Hijack, Baloch Insurgents Claim Higher Death Toll

The Baloch rebels, who hijacked Jaffar Express train in Pakistan, claimed to have killed all the 214 hostages as their deadline for a deal to swap them with Baloch political prisoners ended on Friday.

Hindustan Times on MSN · 2d

Pakistan: Balochistan train hijacking death toll climbs to 31

Pakistan has long accused India and Afghanistan of providing money, weapons, and training to the insurgents operating in Balochistan.

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Balochistan: Pakistani forces 'abduct' two Baloch students in Quetta

Enforced disappearances in Balochistan have become a frequent issue, with both forced abductions and extrajudicial killings ...

The Balochistan Separatist Movement in Pakistan: What to Know

A dramatic escalation in the tactics by a Baloch separatist group came with the hijacking of a passenger train on Tuesday.

FairPoint: Pakistan's dark karma haunts it in Balochistan

The Jaffar Express hijacking by the BLA highlights Pakistan’s historical suppression of Balochistan. Decades after its forced ...

4don MSN

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 ...

Mathrubhumi English1d

After train hijack, now Pakistan army convoy targeted in Balochistan, BLA claims 90 killed

A roadside bomb targeting a bus carrying security forces in Balochistan’s Naushki district killed at least five officers and ...

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Balochistan Human Rights Crisis: February 2025 Alarming Report

The Baloch National Movement's human rights department, Paank, reported serious human rights abuses in Balochistan during ...

3don MSN

Pakistan’s leader meets survivors of deadly train hijacking and the commandos who ended the siege

Pakistan’s prime minister has commended the country’s armed forces for successfully rescuing 339 passengers after a deadly train hijacking by insurgents in the southwest.

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Bomb targeting bus carrying security forces kills 5 and wounds 10 in restive southwestern Pakistan

Police say a roadside bomb has exploded near a bus carrying security forces in restive southwestern Pakistan, killing at least five officers and wounding 10 others ...

Pakistan military ends train standoff, says 21 hostages and four troops killed

Baloch separatist militants blew up a railway track and launched rockets at the Jaffar Express, which was carrying over 400 ...

Pakistan’s army accuses India of sponsoring terror after 26 hostages were killed in a train attack

Pakistan’s military accuses neighboring India of sponsoring militants in the restive southwestern Balochistan province, which ...

Asian News International on MSN1d

Pakistan: ATF personnel killed, six others injured in IED blast in Quetta

An Anti-Terrorism Force (ATF) personnel was killed while six others were injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) ...

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