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Pakistan Train Hijack Highlights: All hostages freed, 23 dead, 33 BLA militants killed
The Balochistan government has imposed emergency measures, with security forces being deployed to the region. Government spokesperson Shahid Rind confirmed reports of intense firing between Pehro Kunri and Gadalar.
Pakistan Train Hijack Highlights: In a significant escalation of the separatist conflict in Pakistan, militants in Balochistan attacked a Peshawar-bound train on Tuesday, initially taking around 450 passengers hostage, including women and children. While the civilians were later released, the attackers held 214 people captive, including military personnel. In a statement, the BLA claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that they had taken hostages, including personnel from the Pakistani military, police, and ISI. The group warned that any military intervention would lead to the execution of all hostages. Women, children, and Baloch passengers were reportedly released. The Balochistan government has imposed emergency measures, with security forces being deployed to the region. Government spokesperson Shahid Rind confirmed reports of intense firing between Pehro Kunri and Gadalar. The Jaffar Express, carrying around 400 passengers in nine bogies, was ambushed as it passed through a mountainous region with multiple tunnels. Militants opened fire, injuring the driver, and later used explosives to blow up the railway track on Tunnel No. 8, causing the train to derail.
As of the recent update, all passengers have been freed and all terrorist have been killed.
Pakistan Train Hijack Highlights
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27 terrorists killed, 155 passengers rescued
Pakistani security forces killed at least 27 militants and rescued 155 passengers from a train hijacked by Baloch insurgents in the troubled Balochistan province as they continued to battle rebels.
Security sources said 37 passengers were injured during the rescue operation and have been sent for medical treatment.
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Pakistan to launch ‘full-scale’ operation to free train hostages
Pakistan security forces were set to launch a “full-scale operation” on Wednesday to free train passengers taken hostage by militants, including suicide bombers, officials said.
Separatist militants bombed part of a railway track and stormed the train with more than 450 passengers on board on Tuesday afternoon, in southwest Balochistan province where violence has been rising.
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Pakistan Army should negotiate to prevent more sufferings, casualties,’ says West Asia Strategist Waiel Awwad
West Asia Strategist Waiel Awwad expressed his views on the Pakistani media reports of Jaffar Express train attack in Balochistan.
He said, “Balochistan Liberation Army has claimed the hijacking of a Pakistani train with more than 100 soldiers. They have been releasing the children and the elderly woman and are negotiating with the Pakistani authorities. Balochistan feels that Pakistan has occupied and annexed Balochistan province into Pakistan after the Partition. They believe that they have been oppressed. All the oppression of the Baloch people led to their fighting against the Pakistan Army.”
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’27 terrorists killed, 155 hostages freed,’ says Pakistan security forces
Pakistan security said on Wednesday they had freed 155 hostages from around 450 passengers while killing 27 militants as a Pakistan train siege in restive Balochistan province entered a second day, news agency AFP reported citing sources.
“Security forces have safely rescued 155 passengers… 27 terrorists have been eliminated,” a security source said, adding the operation was still “ongoing”.
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‘Irresponsible and foolish military aggression’: BLA issues 48-hour ultimatum, threatens to kill 10 more hostages
The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has issued a threat to execute ten Pakistani hostages in response to drone strikes and artillery shelling carried out by Pakistani forces during an ongoing hostage crisis in Balochistan’s Bolan district, The Balochistan Post reported.
In a statement to the media, BLA spokesperson Jeeyand Baloch condemned Pakistan’s military actions, labeling them as “irresponsible and foolish military aggression.” He claimed that the drone strikes and artillery shelling targeted positions held by BLA fighters near the hijacked Jaffar Express train.
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Train services between Quetta and Peshawar had only recently resumed
Train services between Quetta and Peshawar had only recently resumed after a month-and-a-half-long suspension. Last November, a suicide bombing at Quetta Railway Station killed 26 people and injured 62, prompting authorities to halt several train operations.
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Over 100 hostages freed in deadly Pakistan train siege
Three people were killed, and approximately 100 hostages were freed on Tuesday as Pakistani troops responded to an armed militant attack on a train carrying over 450 passengers in southwestern Balochistan province, reported AFP
The exact number of people still on board remained unclear as security forces continued operations overnight.
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Over 100 hostages freed in deadly Pakistan train siege
Three people were killed, and approximately 100 hostages were freed on Tuesday as Pakistani troops responded to an armed militant attack on a train carrying over 450 passengers in southwestern Balochistan province, reported AFP
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Pakistan’s Interior minister issues statement
Pakistan’s interior minister, Mohsin Naqvi, condemned the attack and said the government would not make any concessions to “beasts who fire on innocent passengers”.
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Driver of the Jaffar Express was badly wounded
The train was trapped in a tunnel and the driver was badly wounded, local authorities, police and railway officials said. “Around 350 passengers, including women and children are save and a relief train will be reaching the area where the train was attacked,” said a district senior police officer, Rana Dilawar.
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