Pakistan train hijack hostages end ordeal with arrival in Quetta
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) -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.
Pakistani official says train hijack standoff over, with 21 security forces and 30 terrorists killed
Terrorists in explosive vests have reportedly threatened Pakistan train passengers' lives if officials refuse to release imprisoned militants.
Pakistan says insurgents who attacked a passenger train killed 21 hostages while all 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.
Pakistan military ends train standoff, says 21 hostages and four troops killed
Baloch separatist militants blew up a railway track and launched rockets at the Jaffar Express, which was carrying over 400 passengers.
Pakistan Train Hijack News | Several Hostages Arrive Safely In Quetta, Many Still Missing
Family members gathered at the railway station in Quetta on March 11 anxious about loved ones who were passengers on a train that was attacked in southwestern Pakistan. Separatist militants took 35 passengers hostage.
Pakistani security forces battle to free about 300 hostages aboard a hijacked train
Pakistani security forces exchanged gunfire on Wednesday with hundreds of separatist militants as they sought to free about 300 hostages aboard a train in the country’s rugged southwest, officials said.
Firing at Passenger Train in Pakistan, Officials Say
QUETTA (Reuters) -Separatist militants fired at a passenger train in southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, injuring a train driver, police and railway officials said. The train was on its way from Quetta in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province to Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa when it was fired on,
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.
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 ...
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Jaffar Express attack: PM, army chief to visit Quetta today for security briefing
Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Army Chief General Asim Munir have arrived in Quetta following the Jafar Express attack. A high-level security meeting will review the situation and discuss ...
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif To Visit Quetta After Jaffar Express Hijacking
Balochistan: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will visit Quetta to review the law and order situation following the ...
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Quetta quakes under terror
Several passengers were injured when gunmen attacked a train in Pakistan’s troubled Balochistan on Tuesday, prompting the ...
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Sarfaraz Ahmed appointed team director of Quetta Gladiators
Sarfaraz, a key figure for Quetta Gladiators since league's inception, led the franchise to its only PSL title in 2019 ...
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Jaffar Express attack: PR establishes help desk at Rawalpindi Railway Station
Pakistan Railways has established a help desk at Rawalpindi Railway Station to provide information about the victims of the ...
Tense standoff unfolding in Balochistan, 200 coffins dispatched from Quetta Railway Station
The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) hijacked the Jaffar Express in Pakistan, holding over 200 hostages. The group has demanded a ...
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Is Pakistani Army hiding Jaffar Express train attack toll? 100s of empty coffins in Quetta raise suspicion
The Pakistani Army has allegedly arranged over 100 empty coffins at Quetta Railway Station, 27 hours after Baloch fighters ...