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.
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 civilians, the military said on Friday as it accused India and Afghanistan of backing the insurgents.
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.
Pakistan Army says 18 of 26 hostages killed in Balochistan train attack were soldiers
Pakistan army reveals details of Balochistan Liberation Army attack on Jaffar Express, resulting in 26 hostages killed and 33 terrorists eliminated.
Pakistan train hijack HIGHLIGHTS: Militants hijack passenger train in restive Balochistan province
Pakistan train hijack HIGHLIGHTS Militants hijacked the Jaffar Express train in Balochistan on Tuesday, taking several passengers hostage. The train, traveling from Quetta to Peshawar, was stopped near Tunnel No.
Death toll in Balochistan train hijacking rises to 31, says Pakistan Army
Train hijackers in Pakistan’s Balochistan province killed a total of 31 security personnel and civilians before they were neutralised, according to Pakistan Army
Pakistan train attack survivors 'crouched for hours' to survive
Hostages freed after a day-long ordeal following an attack by militants on a train in Pakistan's Balochistan province described crouching on the floor for hours before their release, as the bodies of 25 people killed arrived in Quetta.
Pakistan's leader meets survivors of deadly train hijack and the commandos who ended the siege
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif traveled to the restive southwestern Balochistan province to meet survivors of a train attack and the commandos who rescued over 300 passengers from the insurg
'Killed in front of my eyes': How the Pakistan train hijacking unfolded
Mehboob Hussain was riding the train home on Tuesday when the tracks under the front car exploded. In the depths of central Pakistan's Bolan Pass, a pocket of wilderness so remote that there is no internet or mobile network coverage,
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.
21 passengers, 33 militants killed after train hijacked in Pakistan
The train carrying 440 passengers was traveling through the southwestern area of the country. I guess this was inevitable. The president received an awkward reminder, right to his face. The man said he was locked in an eight-by-nine-foot room and was fed two sandwiches a day with two cups of water for years,
Pakistan train hijack: BLA exposes Pakistan army, reveals chilling truth, big defeat for Muneer Army
Baloch insurgents hijacked the Jaffar Express train from Quetta to Peshawar near the Bolan Pass in Balochistan. On Wednesday, ...
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Dramatic Train Hijacking in Balochistan: A 30-Hour Siege Ends with Hostage Rescue
Pakistan army revealed that 18 out of 26 hostages killed in a Balochistan train ambush were army personnel. The Balochistan ...
'Jaffar express hijack': Baloch rebels claim they killed '214 army hostages' due to Pakistan's 'stubbornness'
Baloch separatists who hijacked a Pakistani passenger train claimed to have executed all 214 military hostages after their ...
Pakistan Train Hijack in Balochistan Highlights: Pakistan Security Forces Dismiss BLA Claims, Say 80 Hostages Freed
The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) group hijacked a train with over 500 passengers onboard it in Pakistan in its fresh ...
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.
Pakistan train hijack: How Balochistan Liberation Army's Majeed Brigade attacked Jaffar Express
The BLA claimed responsibility for hijacking the Jaffar Express while it was travelling in the Mashkaf and Dhadar areas.
Fact Check: Old, Unrelated Videos Incorrectly Linked To Recent Train Hijacking In Pakistan
On March 11, 2025, a train traveling from Quetta in Balochistan to Peshawar in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province was hijacked ...
Pakistan train hijack survivors recall chilling 36-hour seige in Balochistan: ‘…they shot him on the spot’
Hostages freed after a day-long ordeal following a BLA militant attack on a Pakistan train recalled crouching on the floor ...