Military says death toll in Pakistan's train hijacking rises to 31
In the clearance operation that lasted more than 30 hours, the Pakistan military said it killed 33 BLA terrorists. Chaudhry, director general of military public relations, said 354 passengers were freed, 37 of whom were injured. Officials also revised the tally of passengers on the train downward to 425 from 440.
The train hijacking in south-western Pakistan represents a major escalation in the region’s long-running insurgency.
Pakistani security forces declared an end to ethnic separatists’ seizure of a train carrying more than 400 people.
Jaffar Express travelling from Quetta to Peshawar and carrying 440 passengers was hijacked in which 21 civilians and four ...
Hostages freed after a day-long ordeal following a BLA militant attack on a Pakistan train recalled crouching on the floor ...
The driver of the ill-fated Jaffar Express, hijacked by Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) militants, has recounted the horror ...
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