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 remote part of Balochistan. Spokesman Jeeyand Baloch had said the group was ready to free passengers if authorities agree to release jailed militants.
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 civilians, the military said on Friday as it accused India and Afghanistan of backing the insurgents.
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.
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 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
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 train hijack hostages end ordeal with arrival in Quetta
Dozens of people rescued from a train hijacked by separatist militants in southwestern Pakistan arrived on Thursday in the city of Quetta, hours after security forces killed all 33 attackers to end a day-long standoff.
Survivors of deadly train attack in Pakistan arrive at nearest railway station
Authorities in Pakistan have sent the last remaining civilian survivors of a hijacked train to Quetta under heavy security.
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Pakistan Army, which is engaged in a frantic race to modernize itself and outmatch its Indian counterpart, is constantly ...
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China, Pakistan to launch joint scientific expeditions in Karakoram region
ISLAMABAD: Northwest University (NWU) of China and Karakoram International University (KIU) of Pakistan are set to launch ...
‘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 ...
Pakistan blames India again for Baloch terror attacks
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan military and Balochistan provincial leadership on Friday accused India of orchestrating terrorism in the ...
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.
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Modernisation, economic growth, international stability: ‘China, Pakistan must work together as key partners’
ISLAMABAD: Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Jiang Zaidong has called for China and Pakistan to work together as key partners in ...
Growing space cooperation between Pakistan, China presents risks and opportunities, experts say
China is ramping up cooperation with Pakistan in space exploration, but experts say Islamabad must develop its own strengths ...
China willing to strengthen counterterrorism co-op with Pakistan: Chinese FM responds to Pakistan train hijack
When asked by the media about Tuesday's train hijacking incident in Pakistan by a separatist militant group, which involved ...
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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The initial promise of CPEC was intoxicating: $46 billion in pledged investments, later ballooning to $65 billion, meant to ...