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Militants take hundreds hostage after hijacking train in Pakistan's Balochistan

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The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), a separatist group seeking independence for Balochistan, claimed responsibility for an attack on a train traveling from Quetta to Peshawar. The train, carrying over 400 passengers, became trapped in a tunnel after the BLA blew up the tracks. The driver was badly wounded, and separatist militants took hostages.

  1. PK
    Muhammad Kashif
    1. Armed individuals stopped Jaffer Express inside Tunnel No. 8 (in Bolan).
  2. PK
    Balochistan Liberation Army
    1. The BLA [The Baloch Liberation Army] further warns that if military intervention continues, all hostages will be executed.
    2. The Baloch Liberation Army has carried out a strategic operation in Mashkaf, Dhadar, Bolan, seizing control of the Jaffar Express by derailing it.
  3. PK
    Shahid Rind
    1. The scale of the incident and the possibility of terrorist elements are being determined.
    2. There are reports of intense firing at a Jaffar Express, which was heading from Quetta to Peshawar, between Pehro Kunri and Gadalar.
  4. PK
    Mohsin Naqvi
    Pakistan Interior Ministry
    1. The Balochistan government has ordered that emergency measures be taken, and all institutions remain active.
    2. The beasts who fire on innocent passengers do not deserve any concessions.

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sources

  1. 1.Al Jazeera
  2. 2.CNN
  3. 3.The Times of India
  4. 4.The Guardian
  5. 5.France 24
  6. 6.ABC News (Australia)
  7. 7.Daily Sabah
  8. 8.Agence France-Presse
  9. 9.Guardian
  10. 10.Reuters

perspectives

  1. 1.Chinese Foreign Policy
  2. 2.Ethnic tensions
  3. 3.Chinese Economy
  4. 4.Pakistan Politics
  5. 5.Indian Foreign Policy
  6. 6.Afghanistan under Taliban rule
  7. 7.War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
  8. 8.Pakistan Foreign Policy
  9. 9.Coal

countries

  1. 1.AfghanistanAF
  2. 2.ChinaCN
  3. 3.FranceFR
  4. 4.United KingdomGB
  5. 5.Iran, Islamic Republic ofIR
  6. 6.PakistanPK
  7. 7.United StatesUS

organizations

  1. 1.Balochistan Liberation ArmyPK
  2. 2.Punjabi
  3. 3.TalibanAF
  4. 4.Tehreek-e-Jihad
  5. 5.Anti-Terrorism Force
  6. 6.Center for Research and Security Studies
  7. 7.Inter-Services Intelligence
  8. 8.ISIL
  9. 9.Pak Institute for Peace Studies
  10. 10.Pakistan Railways
  11. 11.TelegramAE
  12. 12.US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

persons

  1. 1.Shahid RindPK
  2. 2.Shafi Muhammad
  3. 3.Mohsin NaqviPK
  4. 4.Ishtiaq Mahsud
  5. 5.Muhammad KashifPK
  6. 6.Mohammad Shoaib
  7. 7.Rana Farrukh

technicals

  1. 1.Jaffar Express
  2. 2.China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
  3. 3.Tunnel No 8
  4. 4.Belt and Road Initiative
  5. 5.Bolan Pass
  6. 6.Quetta Railway Station
  7. 7.Jinnah International Airport
  8. 8.Panir Railway Station
Militants take hundreds hostage after hijacking train in Pakistan's Balochistan