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Who are the Baloch Liberation Army? Pakistan train hijacking was fuelled by decades of neglect and violence

Pakistan’s army has freed hundreds of hostages from a passenger train that was seized by armed militants in the south-western province of Balochistan on Tuesday, March 11. A number of those on board were military officials and police personnel travelling from Balochistan’s capital, Quetta, to Peshawar further north.

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Pakistan accuses India of sponsoring terror after 26 hostages killed in train attack

Indian foreign ministry rejects ‘baseless allegations’

The Independent UK

Post-Afghanistan realities: Pakistan’s search for purpose in Trump’s strategic calculus

In Pakistan, where three As – Allah, Army, and America – have long dictated the country's power structures, the current reality under US President Donald Trump remains a bit more complicated.

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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 civilians and four troops

The Independent UK

At Least 25 Bodies Retrieved From Pakistan Train Siege

The bodies of at least 25 people, including 21 hostages, killed in a train siege by separatist gunmen in Pakistan were retrieved from the site on Thursday ahead of the first funerals, officials said.

International Business Times

Pakistan says train attack was orchestrated from Afghanistan: ‘It was like a rain of rockets and bullets’

Pakistan military says ‘rules of game’ change as they blame Afghanistan for attack

The Independent UK

Parents Of Murdered UK-Pakistani Girl Appeal Life Terms

A UK court on Thursday will hear the appeals of the father and stepmother of a murdered British-Pakistani girl, who were jailed for life after killing the child following years of torture.

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Pakistani army says more than 300 hostages freed after tense standoff with train hijackers

Security forces held off from full-out battles as militants wearing suicide vests loaded with explosives barricaded themselves inside the train with hostages in Balochistan

The Independent UK

‘A rain of rockets and bullets’: Survivors of Pakistan’s train hijacking

Dozens of separatist Baloch fighters attacked the Jaffar Express passenger train in Pakistan’s Balochistan province.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan says more than 300 hostages rescued from hijacked train

A military spokesperson says the rescue operation has concluded and that all 33 attackers were killed.

Al Jazeera

Who are the BLA – the group behind Pakistan’s deadly train hijack?

The group’s train attack is the latest in a series of increasingly audacious assaults it has launched.

Al Jazeera

They crossed the world to reach the US. Now deported under Trump, they're stuck in Panama

Over the past week, Panama's government has released dozens of migrants from around the world who were deported from the U.S. The migrants fled conflict, religious persecution, poverty and government crackdowns in countries such as Afghanistan, Somalia, Cameroon, China, Pakistan and Iran

The Independent UK

Pakistan army says operation against militants who hijacked train has ended

Pakistani army confirms that 33 militants and 21 hostages were killed during operation

Evening Standard

Rescued passenger speaks out after Pakistan train hijacking and hostage taking

A survivor of a train hijacking in Pakistan has spoken out after the attack in southwestern Balochistan province on Wednesday, 12 March.

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Pakistan operation to free hostages after train hijacking ends with dozens killed

Security services claim to have rescued about 190 people being held by Baloch Liberation Army in remote area

The Independent UK

What's behind the surge in attacks and train hijacking in Pakistan’s restive southwest?

Pakistan's restive southwestern province of Balochistan has been the scene of a yearslong insurgency, with a surge in attacks in recent years

Latin Times

Pakistan Launches 'Full-scale' Operation To Free Train Hostages

More than 450 passengers were on board when militants captured the train at the entrance of a tunnel in a remote frontier district, with an unknown number of hostages still being held.

The Independent UK

Baloch Liberation Army: Who are the militants behind Pakistan train hijacking?

Baloch separatist outfit is designated as a terrorist group by Pakistan and the US

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The Independent UK

More than 100 passengers freed from Pakistani train hijacked by militants

Insurgent group in restive Balochistan province claims it still holds 182 security personnel

The Independent UK

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

Dynamite News

Pakistan Train Hijack: Over 150 hostages rescued; Know all updates

Of the rescued, 26 are women and 11 children. The local reports also stated that 16 fighters of BLA have been killed while operation is still on. Read further on Dynamite News

International Business Times

Pakistan To Launch 'Full-scale' Operation To Free Train Hostages

Pakistan security forces were set to launch a "full-scale operation" on Wednesday to free train passengers taken hostage by militants, including suicide bombers, officials said.

Al Jazeera

Deadly Pakistan train hijack: What happened, who was rescued, what’s next?

Pakistan’s military says it has rescued 346 passengers, but 28 people are dead, apart from 33 attackers.

The Independent UK

Insurgents attack a train carrying hundreds of people in Pakistan and the fate of most is unknown

Pakistani insurgents have attacked a passenger train carrying several hundred people and claimed to have taken more than 100 hostages, though officials later said at least 80 were rescued

International Business Times

Pakistan Train Hijack: At Least 182 Hostages Taken By Separatist Militants

The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the assault, which took place on Tuesday as the Jaffar Express, traveling from Quetta to Peshawar, was attacked.

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