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Death toll in Pakistan's train hijacking rises to 31, army says
Pakistan's military spokesman said on Friday the death toll in a train hijacking in the country's southwestern mountains had risen to 31 and he repeated accusations that neighbouring India and Afghanistan backed the militants who carried it out.
'Killed in front of my eyes': How the Pakistan train hijacking unfolded
Mehboob Hussain was riding the train home on Tuesday when the tracks under the front car exploded. In the depths of central Pakistan's Bolan Pass, a pocket of wilderness so remote that there is no internet or mobile network coverage,
Militants kill 10 people after hijacking passenger train, taking hostages in western Pakistan, officials say
Separatist militants fired at a passenger train in southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, injuring a train driver, police and railway officials said.
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’s security crisis deepens as train hijacking ends in bloodshed
The Pakistani government, facing a widening security crisis in the country’s restive southwest, has given little indication it intends to negotiate with the militants.
Pakistan Separatists Hijack Train With 400 Onboard and Give Ultimatum
The militants, Baloch ethnic fighters, said they would kill dozens of seized security personnel if the Pakistani government did not agree to a prisoner exchange.
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.
Pakistan’s Army Says Train Hijacking Ends With 21 Passengers Dead
Nearly 200 have been freed but the status of other passengers remains unclear as security forces continue to battle separatist militants.
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.
Pakistan prime minister meets with 300 freed train hostages and rescue troops
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif went to Balochistan province Thursday to meet with 300 survivors and the troops who rescued them after a Baloch Liberation Army train attack that began Tuesday.
What's behind the surge in attacks and train hijacking in Pakistan’s restive southwest?
ISLAMABAD (AP) — 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'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 ...
Jaffar Express Attack: India rejects Pakistan's claim, says world knows where epicentre of terrorism lies
India on Friday rejected Pakistan's claim that New Delhi was behind the Jaffar Express attack and said the world knows where the epicentre of global terrorism lies.