Pakistan's military has freed 190 train passengers taken hostage by gunmen, according to security sources, on the second day of a siege in the mountainous southwest of the country.

The targeted attack of Jaffar Express passenger train by militants of the BLA at Mashkaf, Dhadar, Bolan, has now become a standoff.

MACH, Pakistan (March 12): Three people were killed and around a hundred hostages freed by Pakistani troops on Tuesday after armed militants attacked a train carrying over 450 passengers in the country’s southwestern Balochistan province. It was not immediately clear how many people remained on board the train as security forces continued operations overnight. BeforeRead More

Separatist militants have taken 35 passengers hostage after attacking a train in southwestern Pakistan, and nearly 350 other passengers are believed to be safe, local police said on Tuesday. The Baloch Liberation Army, a separatist militant group, said it blew up the track and "swiftly took control of the train".…

Armed militants are holding hundreds of train passengers hostage in an ongoing siege claimed by a separatist group behind rising violence in southwestern Pakistan.

155 hostages have been freed by Pakistani troops after armed insurgents attacked a passenger train carrying hundreds of people in the country's southwestern Balochistan province on Tuesday. Pakistani…

Baloch separatists have taken hundreds of people hostage after attacking a passenger train. Scores have been freed after government forces launched a large-scale operation.

QUETTA, Pakistan: Separatist militants blew up a railway track and opened fire on a passenger train in southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday (Mar 11), taking dozens of hostages and battling security forces conducting a rescue operation, police and the insurgents said. Police have not specified how many passenge

The Jaffar Express, with roughly 450 people on board, was traveling north from Quetta, Balochistan, to Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, when it came under a bomb and gun attack Tuesday

A militant group that claimed responsibility for the attack threatened to kill the captives if the Pakistani government did not agree to a prisoner exchange.

Insurgents fired on a passenger train traveling through Pakistan's Balochistan province. A separatist group has claimed responsibility for the attack. while taking dozens hostage. Some of those have been released.

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 for a second on Wednesday. Security sources said 37 passengers were injured during the rescue

Pakistani troops freed dozens of train passengers taken hostage by armed militants in the country's southwest on Tuesday, with hundreds more still being held in the deadly siege.

The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) held up the train and took some 400 passengers, one Pakistani official said, with around 200 of those held by the attackers thought to have been freed.

10 people, including the train’s driver and eight security personnel, were killed earlier

The Baloch Liberation Army, a separatist insurgent group, has claimed responsibility for hijacking the Jaffar Express. The group claims to hold about 200 hostages, but authorities have yet to confirm this figure.

Islamabad: A passenger train in Pakistan carrying around 500 people was hijacked by insurgents in country’s restive Balochistan province on Tuesday.The Balochistan Liberation Army that claimed the...

Separatist militant group the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed that they had taken hostages during an attack on a train carrying hundreds of people, including paramilitary troops, in southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday and threatened to kill them.

Separatist fighters from the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) in Pakistan attacked and seized a train in Balochistan, taking hundreds of passengers hostage.

It is active in the area bordering Afghanistan and Iran, a mineral-rich region.

It is active in the area bordering Afghanistan and Iran, a mineral-rich region.

Pak train hijack: The video shows the Jaffar Express, which was carrying over 400 passengers, passing through Sibi city when a bomb blast on the tracks forces it to halt.

Militants blew up a railway track and opened fire on the train on Tuesday as it travelled from Quetta, Balochistan’s capital city, to Peshawar in Khyb...

Security forces have rescued at least 190 hostages and killed 30 terrorists involved in the hijacking of the Jaffar Express in Balochistan's Bolan district, vowing to continue the clearance...

The Balochistan Liberation Army has claimed responsibility for hijacking a train in Pakistan's Bolan district, holding hundreds of passengers hostage. The Balochistan Liberation Army, which has a history dating back to post-independence, has fought several battles against the state of Pakistan. It operates through several specialised units, including Zirab, which is reportedly behind the hijacking.

At least 27 militants have been killed as forces attempt to free hostages who were seized when the train was ambushed on Tuesday while passing through a tunnel in the rugged Bolan district.

Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the attack

Pakistani security forces have said that 16 BLA rebels have been killed in the ongoing gunfight, and that over 100 passengers were rescued since the train was attacked on Tuesday.

The outlawed Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) group has claimed responsibility for the attack, according to Pakistani media reports.

Pakistani officials say security forces have exchanged gunfire with hundreds of separatist militants, seeking to free about 250 hostages aboard a train in the country’s rugged southwest.

More than 100 railway passengers are thought to have been taken captive in Pakistan after separatist militants stormed a train.

Pakistani security forces have exchanged gunfire with hundreds of separatist militants as they fight to free around 300 hostages trapped aboard a train in the country's rugged southwest, officials have confirmed.

Pakistani security forces have killed at least 16 terrorists during an operation to rescue hostages following a train attack in the Kacchi.

India Today Fact Check found that the viral video is from a 2022 attack in Balochistan— not the recent train hijack by BLA militants.

Pakistan Train Hijack News: The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed to have taken over 200 passengers, including security forces, hostage aboard the Jaffar Express and killed more than 30 Pakistani Army personnel.

QUETA: Suicide bombers were seated next to some of the scores of passengers taken hostage after militants hijacked a train in southwest Pakistan, complicating rescue efforts, security so

Baloch separatists who hijacked a train with 200-plus people on board Pakistan, had stopped the train inside a tunnel by blowing up the tracks. They had then opened fire at the engine, in which the driver was injured, reported Pakistani news channel

In a dramatic escalation of the Balochistan conflict, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has hijacked the Jaffar Express

Pakistan Train Attack Today Live News Updates: Pakistan's PM Shehbaz Sharif condemned the attack, saying security officials were "repelling" the militants. Interior Minister, Mohsin Naqvi, strongly condemned the attack, calling the militants "beasts" for targeting innocent passengers.

  Security forces have successfully rescued at least 155 hostages and neutralized 27 terrorists who hijacked the Jaffar Express in Balochistan’s Bolan district. Authorities have vowed to continue the operation until every last militant is eliminated. The train, carrying 400 passengers across nine bogies, was en route from Quetta to Peshawar on Tuesday when an […]

Jaffar Express Hijack: Gunmen attacked the Jaffar Express in Pakistan's Balochistan province. The BLA claimed responsibility for the attack and issued a warning, demanding Pakistan to stop airstrikes.

Pakistan Train Hijack LIVE Updates: The BLA militants hijacked a passenger train in Balochistan, killed six and took hundreds of passengers hostage. Stay tuned as we update LIVE on the Pakistan train hijack report.

Rebels waging a war of independence against the Pakistani state set off explosions on the railway track in a remote area of Balochistan, forcing the train to a halt and taking more than 450 passengers hostage.

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. One of the survivors stated, "After the explosion, we had no idea what was happening. Armed men checked the identity cards of the passengers on the train." World News | Pakistan: Survivors Share Horrific Experience of Jaffar Express Attack.

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