Pakistani officials say the insurgent attack on a train has ended but some hostages are dead
Security officials said more than 300 hostages were rescued, and the operation continued, but gave no details about the hostages killed.
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.
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.
Pakistani security forces battle to free about 300 hostages aboard a hijacked train
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani security forces exchanged gunfire on Wednesday with hundreds of separatist militants as they sought to free about 300 hostages aboard a train in the country’s rugged southwest, officials said.
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.
Pakistan’s security crisis deepens as train hijacking ends in bloodshed
The Pakistani military said it had completed a deadly rescue operation in the embattled southwest of the country after armed separatists hijacked a train.
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.
Funerals held for victims of Pakistani insurgents train hijacking
Hundreds of people attended funeral prayers on Thursday in Pakistan’s southwestern city of Quetta for victims of a recent train attack. (AP video: Muhammad Farooq)
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
'Killed in front of our eyes': How the Pakistan train hijacking unfolded
"I was a passenger on the train that was attacked," Mr Hussain told BBC Urdu. He, along with some 440 others, had been travelling from Quetta to Peshawar through the heart of the restive Balochistan province when a group of armed militants struck – they bombed the tracks,
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.
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 ...
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Elimination of terrorism in Balochistan, KP must for country's progress: PM Shehbaz
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Women’s development vital for sustainable economic stability: Rubaba
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Pakistan train hijacking: Hostage rescue complicated by suicide bombers, sources say
Militants wearing suicide bombs hijacked a train in southwest Pakistan, complicating rescue efforts. The Baloch Liberation ...
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 ...