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The Latest Breaking News from Balochistan

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

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.

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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.

The Independent UK

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 Guardian - 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

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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.

Latin Times

Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi slams Modi Govt on Balochistan 'flip-flop policy'

Dr Singhvi’s statement came hours after rebels of the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) hijacked a train carrying over 400 passengers in Balochistan province. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

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

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

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.

Al Jazeera

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.

International Business Times

Dozens of passengers taken hostage after Pakistan militants attack train

Civilians have released from the train in Balochistan, militants claim, while military personnel are being held hostage

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The Guardian - UK

Militants say 214 people taken hostage as train hijacked in Pakistan

Baloch Liberation Army claims to have killed 30 military personnel after blowing up tracks in Balochistan region

Al Jazeera

Gunmen hijack train in Pakistan’s Balochistan, take hundreds hostage

Baloch Liberation Army claims responsibility for attack on train travelling from Quetta to Peshawar.

Dynamite News

Pak 'scholar', who helped ISI abduct Kulbhushan Jadhav, shot dead in Balochistan

Mufti Shah Mir was a member of fundamentalist party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) and was close to Pakistan's spy agency ISI. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Pakistan: Security forces kill 10 terrorists in Khyber

Pakistan has witnessed a surge in terrorist activities, particularly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces. Read further on Dynamite News:

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The Independent UK

Mystery of country’s most expensive airport that has no planes or passengers

An airport with a 400,000 passenger capacity isn’t a priority for the city’s 90,000 people

Dynamite News

Pakistan: Explosion in Balochistan kills nine labourers, several injured

The blast occurred when a bomb planted on the road detonated near a vehicle carrying coal miners. Read further on Dynamite News:

Al Jazeera

Dozens of soldiers, fighters killed in Baloch separatist attack in Pakistan

Fighters reportedly fire at a vehicle carrying Frontier Corps paramilitaries trying to dismantle a roadblock.

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Pakistani Forces Kill 27 Insurgents In Balochistan Raid

Pakistani security forces eliminate 27 insurgents in a successful raid in Balochistan, targeting militants involved in terrorist activities.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan watches with caution as old ally Taliban gets closer to India

While some analysts say Pakistan need not worry, others warn that Indian influence in Afghanistan could strain ties.

The Independent UK

Pakistan rescuers recover bodies of 11 workers who died in mine collapse

The collapse occurred in Singidi city last week and efforts are still underway to find a missing worker

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