Insurgent attack on train in Pakistan over, several hostages dead, officials say

Jaffar Express driver recalls 'terrifying' moment when insurgents attacked train: Here's the ordeal

The driver of Jaffar Express, which was hijacked by Balochistan Liberation Army militants, has shared his personal experience, describing the terrifying moment when the insurgents attacked the train. Amjad, the driver of the Jaffar Express, which was travelling from Quetta to Peshawar and carrying 440 passengers, said bogies got derailed after militants detonated an explosive under the train’s engine, adding, “As soon as the train stopped, Baloc…

Today they are called the Baluchistan Liberation Army, first in other ways but they have always called for the independence of the region from Pakistan

Bodies of 21 hostages retrieved from Pakistan's train hijack

The assault was claimed by the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), one of a number of separatist groups that accuse outsiders of plundering natural resources in Balochistan near the borders with Afghanistan and Iran

'Killed in front of our eyes': How the Pakistan train hijacking unfolded

Passengers tell the BBC of the 30-hour siege and their escape.

Pakistan PM visits Quetta after deadly train hijacking; militants claim standoff still on

QUETTA, March 13 — 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 killed33 attackers to end a day-long standoff. Sharif’s visit came even as insurgent group, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), which claimed responsibility for the attack, refuted the military’s claim that the standoff had ended, saying…

Pakistani army ends train standoff, says 21 hostages, 4 troops killed

Pakistani security forces stormed a train on Wednesday that had been hijacked by separatist militants, killing all 33 attackers and ending a day-long standoff involving hundreds of hostages, the military said.