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 government in Islamabad faces in dealing with myriad security threats.
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‘A rain of rockets and bullets’: Survivors of Pakistan’s train hijackingDozens of separatist Baloch fighters attacked the Jaffar Express passenger train in Pakistan’s Balochistan province.
By Saleem Ahmed, Asif Shahzad QUETTA (Reuters) -Suicide bombers were seated next to some of the scores of passengers taken ...
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The Baloch Liberation Army, a militant group seeking secession of the province from Pakistan, had claimed responsibility for ...
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will visit Quetta to review the law and order situation following the Jaffar Express hijacking incident, as per Geo News. The visit comes after security forces ...
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani forces have rescued 155 passengers from a train that was hijacked by separatist fighters in ...
On March 11, 2025, a train traveling from Quetta in Balochistan to Peshawar in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province was hijacked ...
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Baloch insurgents hijacked the Jaffar Express train from Quetta to Peshawar near the Bolan Pass in Balochistan. On Wednesday, ...
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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