Death toll in Pakistan's train hijacking rises to 31, army says
The death toll from a militant hijacking of a train in Pakistan's southwestern mountains has risen to 31 soldiers, staff and civilians, the military said on Friday as it accused India and Afghanistan of backing the insurgents.
Pakistan’s Army Says Train Hijacking Ends With 21 Passengers Dead
After more than a day of fighting with separatist militants who hijacked a train carrying hundreds of passengers, Pakistan’s army said it had brought the insurgent attack to an end, but that 21 passengers and four paramilitary personnel had been killed.
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.
'Killed in front of our eyes': How the Pakistan train hijacking unfolded
Mehboob Hussain was riding the train home on Tuesday when the tracks under the front car exploded. In the depths of central Pakistan's Bolan Pass, a pocket of wilderness so remote that there is no internet or mobile network coverage, the nine-coach Jaffar Express ground to a halt. Then the bullets started flying.
Pakistan train hostage standoff ends in bloodshed
Pakistan's military stormed a train hijacked by separatist militants, killing 33 attackers and rescuing hundreds of hostages
190 freed from attacked Pakistan train, roughly 130 still held hostage
Pakistan freed 190 hijacked train passengers held hostage Wednesday as the battle to free remaining hostages held by the militant group Baloch Liberation Army continued.
BLA claims mass execution of 214 Pakistan train hijack hostages
The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the execution of 214 hostages after Pakistan refused to negotiate a prisoner exchange. The mass execution included only Pakistan security personnel,
Pakistan train hijack: Baloch militants claim they escaped with 214 hostages, then executed them after ‘deadline’
The BLA said they gave the Pakistan Army 48 hours to exchange prisoners of war, but since they did not heed their warning, they killed the hostages
Pakistan’s army accuses India of sponsoring terror after 26 hostages were killed in a train attack
Pakistan’s military accuses neighboring India of sponsoring militants in the restive southwestern Balochistan province, which ...
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 ...
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 ...
Pakistan says insurgents who attacked a passenger train killed 21 hostages while all others freed
Pakistani officials say insurgents who attacked a passenger train carrying 440 people in the southwest killed 21 hostages but ...
Pakistani official says train hijack standoff over, with 21 security forces and 30 terrorists killed
Terrorists in explosive vests have reportedly threatened Pakistan train passengers' lives if officials refuse to release ...
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Pakistan links train hijacking to ‘Afghan handlers’ and Indian mastermind
India and Afghanistan reject charges, as Pakistan reveals details of operation that freed hundreds of passengers.
Pakistan's leader meets survivors of deadly train hijacking and the commandos who ended the siege
Pakistan’s prime minister has commended the country’s armed forces for successfully rescuing 339 passengers after a deadly ...
Pakistan train hijack: Suicide bombers complicate rescue operation, sources say
Separatist militants said on Wednesday they have killed 50 passengers from a train hijacking in southwestern Pakistan as ...