30 h. ago Pakistani army says more than 300 hostages freed after tense standoff with train hijackers

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

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38 h. ago Pakistan army says operation against militants who hijacked train has ended

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

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42 h. ago Up to 200 still held hostage amid train hijack standoff in Pakistan

Baloch Liberation Army says attack took place because of ‘decades-long colonial occupation’, while officials say dozens of militants killedAn operation to rescue hundreds of people taken hostage when a train was hijacked by a separatist militant group in remote south-west Pakistan continued into its second day, with dozens killed in the onslaught.On Wednesday, Pakistan’s security services claimed to have rescued about 190 people who were being held captive after militants from the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) blew up a railway line and launched an attack on the Jaffar Express train. Continue reading...

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42 h. ago Pakistan military fights on in operation to free hundreds of hostages on train

Government says about 130 still held after Balochistan militants blew up a railway line and hijacked trainAn operation to rescue hundreds of people taken hostage when a train was hijacked by a separatist militant group in remote south-west Pakistan has continued into its second day, with dozens killed in the onslaught.On Wednesday, Pakistan’s security services claimed to have rescued about 190 people who were being held captive after militants from the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) blew up a railway line and launched an attack on the Jaffar Express train. Continue reading...

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42 h. ago 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 areaAn operation to rescue hundreds of people taken hostage when a train was hijacked by a separatist militant group in remote south-west Pakistan has ended with dozens killed in the onslaught, a spokesperson for the army said late on Wednesday.Pakistan’s security services claimed to have rescued about 190 people who were being held captive after militants from the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) blew up a railway line and launched an attack on the Jaffar Express train. Continue reading...

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46 h. ago Train hijack massacre: Dozens slaughtered as military moves in on gunmen wearing suicide vests who still hold 300 hostages

At least 27 militants have been killed as forces attempt to free hostages who were seized when the train was ambushed on Tuesday while passing through a tunnel in the rugged Bolan district.

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49 h. ago 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

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2 w. ago Pak Army Chief General Asim Munir Booked in London After Complaints By Pakistani Diaspora

Pak Army Chief General Asim Munir Booked in London After Complaints By Pakistani Diaspora  Republic World

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