Islamabad: Pakistani army on Wednesday said it has ended the 30-hour operation to rescue the train passengers taken hostage by a rebel group in Balochistan and confirmed that 21 civilians and four security troops were killed. In a statement, the Army also said that security forces killed all 33 rebels, including suicide bombers. The Jaffar … Read more
Passengers onboard the Jaffar Express in Pakistan’s Balochistan, have spoken of “doomsday scenes”. “We held our breath throughout the firing, not knowing what would happen next,” Ishaq Noor, who was on board during the hijack, told the BBC. 400 passengers were travelling from Quetta to Peshawar on Tuesday when the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) attacked … Read more
New Delhi: The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) which seeks independence for Balochistan from Pakistan in a statement said it took control of a train and kept hundreds of passengers hostage. Six Pakistani military personnel were also killed, the BLA said. The Jaffar Express, with over 400 passengers on board in nine bogies, was on its … Read more