Balochistan Province Pakistan

Pakistan, Survivors

‘Things took a darker turn’: Survivors recall horror of deadly Pakistan train siege

Nearly 350 hostages were rescued at the end of a deadly standoff between Pakistan’s military and armed militants who hijacked a train in the southwestern Pakistani province of Balochistan, a security source told CNN Wednesday.

The Seattle Times · 1d

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 civilians and four troops.

The Washington Post · 1d

Pakistan's leader meets survivors of deadly train hijacking and the commandos who ended the siege

Pakistan’s prime minister has commended the country’s armed forces for successfully rescuing 339 passengers after a deadly train hijacking by insurgents in the southwest

Pakistan PM visits Quetta

The Conversation · 7h

Who are the Baloch Liberation Army? Pakistan train hijacking was fuelled by decades of neglect and violence

The train hijacking in south-western Pakistan represents a major escalation in the region’s long-running insurgency.

AOL · 7h

Death toll in Pakistan's train hijacking rises to 31, army says

Pakistan's military spokesman said on Friday the death toll in a train hijacking in the country's southwestern mountains had risen to 31 and he repeated accusations that neighbouring India and Afghanistan backed the militants who carried it out.

Reuters on MSN · 1d

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.

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.

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Explained: What is Pakistan’s Balochistan question?

A seven-plus-decade insurgency based on the rights of self-determination, as well as discrimination by Islamabad, has ...

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Pakistan train hijack survivors recall chilling 36-hour seige in Balochistan: ‘…they shot him on the spot’

Hostages freed after a day-long ordeal following a BLA militant attack on a Pakistan train recalled crouching on the floor ...

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Pakistan’s army says insurgents who attacked a passenger train killed 21 hostages while others freed

The separatist Baloch Liberation Army claimed responsibility for attacking the train carrying 440 passengers in a tunnel in a ...

Pakistan's army accuses India of sponsoring terror after 26 hostages were killed in a train attack

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s military accused neighboring India on Friday of sponsoring insurgents in a restive southwestern ...

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Stop Blaming India! Why Pakistan And China Should Fear 4 Terror Groups Uniting In Balochistan

Balochistan is facing unrest as the Baloch Raji Aajoi Sangar (BRAS) is planning to restructure the outfit into the "Baloch ...

What’s behind the surge in attacks and train hijacking in Pakistan’s restive southwest?

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s neglected southwestern province of Balochistan has been the scene of a yearslong insurgency, with a dramatic uptick in attacks in recent years underscoring the struggles ...

The Diplomat4d

Before Gender Equality, Balochistan’s Women Must Fight for Basic Survival

While much of the world’s feminist movements focus on empowerment and equality, in Balochistan, the struggle is far more ...

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