36 h. ago 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

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39 h. ago 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

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44 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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47 h. ago Horror as Pakistani train hijack terrorists 'murder 50 hostages' before being taken out

Helicopters were backing up Pakistani forces in the rugged region, said spokesman Shahid Rind, describing the attack as "an act of terrorism."

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51 h. ago Train hijack ends in bloodshed and slaughter as 21 hostages are killed before Pakistan military eradicates all of the attackers following day

Pakistan militants said on Wednesday they had killed 50 hostages after hijacking the train that was carrying more than 400 passengers. These figures are yet to be verified

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51 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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52 h. ago Train hijack ends in bloodshed and slaughter as insurgents 'murder FIFTY hostages' before Pakistan military kills all of the attackers following day

Pakistan militants said on Wednesday they had killed 50 hostages after hijacking the train that was carrying more than 400 passengers. These figures are yet to be verified

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53 h. ago Gunmen KILL FIFTY hostages on hijacked train: Freed captive describes 'doomsday scenes' with suicide bombers placed beside women and children, primed to detonate

The Jaffar Express, carrying more than 400 passengers from Quetta to Peshawar, was ambushed on Tuesday by heavily armed militants from the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA),

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53 h. ago Passengers describe 'doomsday scenes' as militants hijack train in Pakistan

Separatist fighters hijacked a train carrying hundreds across the Balochistan region

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54 h. ago Man left needing surgery after brutal attack near Rochdale Canal

He suffered severe facial injuries following the assault

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54 h. ago 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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54 h. ago 'Doomsday scenes' on hijacked train as suicide bombers vow to detonate beside women and children hostages after rescue bid left dozens slaughtered

The Jaffar Express, carrying more than 400 passengers from Quetta to Peshawar, was ambushed on Tuesday by heavily armed militants from the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA),

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54 h. ago Pakistan terror attack sees insurgents kill hostages after entire train hijacked

Pakistani authorities say insurgents who seized a train have killed some of the hostages

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55 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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55 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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55 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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56 h. ago 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

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56 h. ago Pakistan train terrorists threaten to execute five hostages every hour in horror hijacking stand

The Baloch Liberation Army group previously claimed responsibility for the siege, saying it was open to negotiations to swap prisoners

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59 h. ago Pakistan terror attack horror as 'gunmen wearing explosive vests' take entire train hostage

Twenty-seven militants were gunned down and 150 out of the 450 passengers rescued after the Jaffar Express train was hijacked when it entered a tunnel in Bolan, Balochistan, Pakistan

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60 h. ago 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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