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
Pakistani military says 21 hostages killed, remaining rescued after train hijacking
More than 400 people were on the Jaffar Express on Tuesday when militants fired on the train and blew up the track in the Balochistan region, Pakistani security officials said.
Taliban reject ‘baseless’ allegations by Pakistan linking Afghan militants to train hijacking
The BLA group from its inception has said it is fighting against the exploitation of the region’s resources by the Pakistani establishment and the mistreatment of natives when it comes to jobs and hum
What's behind the surge in attacks and train hijacking in Pakistan’s restive southwest?
ISLAMABAD — 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.
India denies role in Pakistan train attack
Islamabad should “look inwards” instead of pointing fingers and shifting blame, India said in its first official comment after an attack on a Quetta-Peshawar train by the Baloch Liberation Army left 21 passengers dead.
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.
Pakistan’s security crisis deepens as train hijacking ends in bloodshed
The Pakistani military said it had completed a deadly rescue operation in the embattled southwest of the country after armed separatists hijacked a train.
Pakistan train attack survivors 'crouched for hours' to survive
Hostages freed after a day-long ordeal following an attack by militants on a train in Pakistan's Balochistan province described crouching on the floor for hours before their release, as the bodies of 25 people killed arrived in Quetta.
Funerals held for victims of Pakistani insurgents train hijacking
Hundreds of people attended funeral prayers on Thursday in Pakistan’s southwestern city of Quetta for victims of a recent train attack. (AP video: Muhammad Farooq)
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
'Killed in front of our eyes': How the Pakistan train hijacking unfolded
"I was a passenger on the train that was attacked," Mr Hussain told BBC Urdu. He, along with some 440 others, had been travelling from Quetta to Peshawar through the heart of the restive Balochistan province when a group of armed militants struck – they bombed the tracks,
TTP, BLA, ISK, Taliban: Will Pakistan succumb to 'Quad of terror'?
Pakistan is experiencing a severe security crisis, fighting four interconnected militant groups: Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, ...
'Focus On Resolving Your Own Security Problems': Taliban Reject Pakistan's Claim Of Afghanistan Link To Jaffar Express Hijack
Rejecting Pakistan’s claims, Abdul Qahar Balkhi, spokesperson for Afghanistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that ...
After Baloch Rebels, Taliban Militants Strike: Suicide Attack At Pakistan Military Base, Several Killed
Pakistan faces twin insurgencies as Taliban militants launch a deadly suicide attack on a military base days after Baloch ...
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Taliban administration denies Kabul’s involvement in Pakistani train attack
No members of the Balouch opposition have a presence in Afghanistan nor have they ever had, nor have, any links with the ...
Thousands of mourners attend funeral of Taliban-linked cleric killed in Pakistan suicide blast
Pakistani authorities are offering a reward for information about a suicide bomber who attacked a mosque in the northwest and ...
On Train Hijacking Allegations, A Chiding For Pakistan From Afghanistan Taliban: 'Such Irresponsible Remarks'
The Taliban rejected Pakistan’s claim that Afghans were involved in the Balochistan train attack, calling it “baseless ...
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Malala returns to Pakistan hometown 13 years after being shot
Yousafzai was a 15-year-old schoolgirl when Pakistan Taliban militants boarded a bus and shot her in the head in the remote Swat Valley near the Afghanistan border. She has made rare visits to the ...
Islamist leader, 3 others injured in mosque blast in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Maulana Abdullah Nadeem, the district chief of Jamiat Ulema Islam (JUI), has been injured along with three others in a blast ...