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.
Pakistan Train Hijack in Balochistan Highlights: Pakistan Security Forces Dismiss BLA Claims, Say 80 Hostages Freed
The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) group hijacked a train with over 500 passengers onboard it in Pakistan in its fresh attack in the region. The BLA has threatened to execute the hostages as well ...
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Balochistan train hijack: Separatists bomb tracks, over 150 hostages rescued; 20 Pakistan soldiers, 27 militants killed
Armed militants attacked and hijacked a passenger train in Pakistan's Balochistan province ... The attackers, identified as members of the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), blew up the railway track, ...
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The hijacking of a train marks a watershed in the Balochistan insurgency
Yet Pakistan’s government shows little signs of engaging with the political solution required to end the conflict.
Train hijack a wake-up call for Pak army
On March 11, the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) hijacked the Jaffar Express, holding over 450 passengers hostage and ...
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Dramatic Train Hijacking in Balochistan: A 30-Hour Siege Ends with Hostage Rescue
Pakistan army revealed that 18 out of 26 hostages killed in a Balochistan train ambush were army personnel. The Balochistan ...
Pakistan Train Hijack: Nearly 150 Hostages Rescued, Over 20 Balochistan Liberation Army Rebels Killed - Latest Updates
The passengers rescued, including 58 men, 31 women and 15 children, have been sent to Mach (a town in Kachhi district in Balochistan province of Pakistan) by another train, reported news agency PTI ...
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Balochistan’s unrest escalates as separatists hijack passenger train in Pakistan
After two days of intense military operations, 33 attackers were killed, and 26 passengers — including 18 army and FC ...
Balochistan train hijack incident could deepen mistrust between China and Pakistan
The Baloch Liberation Army's hijacking of the Jaffar Express could heighten tensions between China and Pakistan, as Beijing ...
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After train hijack, now Pakistan army convoy targeted in Balochistan, BLA claims 90 killed
A roadside bomb targeting a bus carrying security forces in Balochistan’s Naushki district killed at least five officers and wounded 10 others, as insurgent violence escalates in the region.
Death toll in Pakistan's train hijacking rises to 31, army says
The death toll from a militant hijacking of a train in Pakistan's southwestern mountains has risen to 31 soldiers, staff and ...
India rejects Pakistan's claim after Balochistan train hijacking: ‘World knows where epicentre of terrorism lies’
Pak foreign office had claimed that BLA rebels involved in attack on Jaffar Express were in contact with ring leaders in ...