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 Pakistan insurgency behind a train hijacking and hostage crisis
A stunning train hijack and hostage crisis this week, in which hundreds of passengers were held for a day by suicide vest-clad separatists, has made clear the limits of Pakistan’s ambitions for the resource-rich province of Balochistan.
Packed passenger train in Pakistan attacked by Baloch separatists, possibly hijacked in bloody assault
The Balochistan Liberation Army claims it killed 6 security forces and seized a Pakistani passenger train carrying about 500 people in a remote, mountainous region.
Death toll in Pakistan's train hijacking rises to 31, army says
Pakistan's military spokesman said on Friday the death toll in a train hijacking in the country's southwestern mountains had risen to 31 and he repeated accusations that neighbouring India and Afghanistan backed the militants who carried it out.
Pakistan PM Visits Quetta as Militants Behind Train Hijack Say Standoff Still On
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif visited Balochistan province on Thursday, as dozens of people rescued from a train hijacked by separatist militants arrived in Quetta after security forces killed 33 attackers to end a day-long standoff.
Pakistan’s security crisis deepens as train hijacking ends in bloodshed
The Pakistani military said it had completed a deadly rescue operation in the embattled southwest of the country after armed separatists hijacked a train.
Pakistan train attack survivors 'crouched for hours' to survive
Hostages freed after a day-long ordeal following an attack by militants on a train in Pakistan's Balochistan province described crouching on the floor for hours before their release, as the bodies of 25 people killed arrived in Quetta.
Funerals held for victims of Pakistani insurgents train hijacking
Hundreds of people attended funeral prayers on Thursday in Pakistan’s southwestern city of Quetta for victims of a recent train attack. (AP video: Muhammad Farooq)
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
'Killed in front of our eyes': How the Pakistan train hijacking unfolded
"I was a passenger on the train that was attacked," Mr Hussain told BBC Urdu. He, along with some 440 others, had been travelling from Quetta to Peshawar through the heart of the restive Balochistan province when a group of armed militants struck – they bombed the tracks,
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"Pakistan has shot itself in the foot": Experts slam Islamabad's terror policies amid attacks in Balochistan
The recent attacks by Baloch insurgents in Pakistan have exposed terrorism within the country and highlighted the 'lack of ...
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Escalating Tensions: Baloch Insurgency and Key Terrorist Death Highlight Pakistan's Struggle
Indian experts comment on rising Baloch insurgency and the assassination of LeT terrorist Abu Qatal in Pakistan. With ...
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More than 150 hostages rescued as Pakistan’s military battles militants who stormed passenger train
Pakistan’s military have been engaged in a deadly standoff for more than 24 hours with armed militants who hijacked a train ...
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Pakistan Military Confirms 26 Deaths, Including 18 Soldiers, in Terrorist Train Siege
Pakistan’s military confirmed on Friday that 18 soldiers were among the 26 fatalities in a terrorist attack involving the ...
The Balochistan Separatist Movement in Pakistan: What to Know
A dramatic escalation in the tactics by a Baloch separatist group came with the hijacking of a passenger train on Tuesday.
Who are the Baloch Liberation Army? Pakistan train hijacking was fuelled by decades of neglect and violence
The train hijacking in south-western Pakistan represents a major escalation in the region’s long-running insurgency.
Explained: The Baloch Insurgency And Why Pakistan Is Struggling To Contain It
The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), a separatist group fighting for Balochistan's independence, has intensified its insurgency, ...
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Pakistani Security Convoy Hit By Bomb Blast In Balochistan, Second Attack In 24 Hours As Insurgency Intensifies
A bomb blast targeted a Pakistani forces convoy on the CPEC route, reportedly causing casualties. This is the second attack ...