Pakistan train hijack hostages end ordeal with arrival in Quetta
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) -Dozens of people rescued from a train hijacked by separatist militants in southwestern Pakistan arrived on Thursday in the city of Quetta, hours after security forces killed all 33 attackers to end a day-long standoff.
Pakistani official says train hijack standoff over, with 21 security forces and 30 terrorists killed
Terrorists in explosive vests have reportedly threatened Pakistan train passengers' lives if officials refuse to release imprisoned militants.
Pakistan says insurgents who attacked a passenger train killed 21 hostages while all others freed
The separatist Baloch Liberation Army claimed responsibility for attacking the train carrying 440 passengers in a tunnel in a remote part of Balochistan. Spokesman Jeeyand Baloch had said the group was ready to free passengers if authorities agree to release jailed militants.
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 passengers.
Pakistani officials say insurgent attack on train has ended; some hostages are dead
Pakistani authorities say an insurgent attack on a train carrying hundreds of people has ended, with all attackers killed following a daylong standoff
At least 100 passengers freed from Pakistan train siege
Armed militants in Pakistan's Balochistan region have attacked a train carrying more than 400 passengers and taken a number of them hostage, military sources told the BBC on Tuesday. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) fired at the Jaffar Express Train as it travelled from Quetta to Peshawar.
Firing at Passenger Train in Pakistan, Officials Say
QUETTA (Reuters) -Separatist militants fired at a passenger train in southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, injuring a train driver, police and railway officials said. The train was on its way from Quetta in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province to Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa when it was fired on,
21 passengers killed on Pakistani train after hundreds taken hostage
Twenty-one passengers were killed after a train in Pakistan was attacked and hundreds were taken hostage on Tuesday, according to the Pakistani military.
Pakistan army says 300 hostages freed from train
Pakistan army says it has freed more than 300 hostages from passenger train seized by militant group in Balochistan province This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly.
190 freed from attacked Pakistan train, roughly 130 still held hostage
Pakistan freed 190 hijacked train passengers held hostage Wednesday as the battle to free remaining hostages held by the militant group Baloch Liberation Army continued.
Militants kill 10 people after hijacking passenger train, taking hostages in western Pakistan, officials say
Separatist militants killed at least 10 people after hijacking a train carrying hundreds of passengers in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan on Tuesday, according to government and railway officials.
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Pakistan's leader to meet with survivors and commandos who ended an insurgents' train attack
Pakistan's prime minister traveled to restive southwestern Balochistan province to meet survivors of a train attack and the commandos who rescued over 300 passengers from the insurgents who killed 21 ...
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Pakistan's Foreign Office Accuses India Of Being Behind Balochistan Train Hijack
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Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif to visit Quetta after Jaffar Express hijacking incident
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will visit Quetta to review the law and order situation following the Jaffar Express ...
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Jaffar Express attack: PM, army chief to visit Quetta today for security briefing
Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Army Chief General Asim Munir have arrived in Quetta following the Jafar Express attack. A high-level security meeting will review the situation and discuss ...
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Jaffar Express attack: PM Shehbaz arrives in Quetta
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived on Thursday in Quetta on a day-long visit after a terrorist attack involving the ...
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.
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Jaffar Express attack: PR establishes help desk at Rawalpindi Railway Station
Pakistan Railways has established a help desk at Rawalpindi Railway Station to provide information about the victims of the ...
Tense standoff unfolding in Balochistan, 200 coffins dispatched from Quetta Railway Station
The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) hijacked the Jaffar Express in Pakistan, holding over 200 hostages. The group has demanded a ...