A passenger train in Pakistan's southwestern province came under fire by Balochistan on Tuesday, which has left the driver with severe injuries, and over 450 passengers and staff are feared to have been taken hostage,

Armed militants attacked the Peshawar-Quetta Jaffar Express train in Balochistan’s Mach area, killing six military personnel. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the assault.

Baloch separatist militants blew up a railway track and launched rockets at the Jaffar Express, which was carrying over 400 passengers.

Pakistani insurgents have attacked a passenger train carrying several hundred people and claimed to have taken more than 100 hostages

Militants hijacked a train in Balochistan, killing 21 passengers and four soldiers. The army succeeded in a rescue operation, killing 33 militants and freeing remaining hostages. The Jaffar Express, en route from Quetta to Peshawar,

Baloch militants hijacked the Jaffar Express in Pakistan, injuring the driver and taking over 450 passengers hostage. The train, en route from Quetta to Peshawar, came under heavy fire, triggering a crisis.

Pakistan authorities announced the elimination of 33 militants who attacked a passenger train and the rescue of all remaining hostages, reports AP News. Armed fighters from the separatist group Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) attacked the Jafer Express train traveling from Quetta to Peshawar.

Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) insurgents hijacked the Jaffar Express in Pakistan, blowing up the railway track en route from Quetta to Peshawar and killing military personnel (here, here, here, and here).