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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

The Independent UK

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

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

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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

The Independent UK

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

Dynamite News

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.

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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

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

The Independent UK

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

The Independent UK

Militants Hold Hundreds Of Train Passengers Hostage In Pakistan

Armed militants held hundreds of train passengers hostage on Tuesday in an ongoing siege claimed by a separatist group behind rising violence in southwestern Pakistan.

International Business Times

Most of the world’s population is breathing dirty air: Report

IQAir study finds that Chad, Bangladesh, Pakistan, India and the Democratic Republic of Congo have the dirtiest air.

Al Jazeera

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

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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

Baloch Liberation Army claims to hijacked train in Pakistan, know all updates

Breaking News coming in from Pakistan where the Baloch Liberation Army claimed to have hijacked a train in Bolan. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Guardian - US

US added to international watchlist for rapid decline in civic freedoms

Civicus, an international non-profit, puts country alongside Democratic Republic of Congo, Italy, Pakistan and Serbia

Al Jazeera

ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final: India beat New Zealand by four wickets

India overcome New Zealand’s 251-7 to win by four wickets in the 2025 Champions Trophy final in Dubai.

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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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India vs New Zealand live stream: Watch ICC Champions Trophy final online (it's free) – India chasing 252

All the ways to watch India vs New Zealand live streams online today, with the ICC Champions Trophy final serving up a rematch of their nailbiting group stage encounter.

Al Jazeera

ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final: India have ‘no advantage’ over New Zealand

India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak blasts back at assertion that India’s Champions Trophy hopes boosted by Dubai venue.

Newslaundry

Kapil Mishra used word ‘Pakistan’ to ‘spew hatred’, and ‘garner votes’: Delhi court

A Delhi court on Friday said the word “Pakistan” was “very skillfully woven” by BJP leader and Delhi’s new law and order minister Kapil Mishra “to promote enmity on the grounds of religion” and “spew hatred” “only to garner votes” in 2020, reported Live Law.

Al Jazeera

‘My childhood just slipped away’: Pakistan’s ‘monsoon brides’

Desperate circumstances caused by catastrophic flooding have led to a surge in the practice of marrying off young girls.

Evening Standard

Video shows moment man behind bid to smuggle gun parts hidden in car is arrested

The parts, including top slides and barrels for pistols, were found ‘expertly hidden’ inside a 1976 Datsun Sunny shipped from Pakistan to the UK.

Al Jazeera

India vs New Zealand – Champions Trophy final: Match start, stream, pitch

What time is the final? Who are the key players and match-ups? What’s the team news and prize money? Al Jazeera answers.

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