3 days ago · On 11 March 2025, the Jaffar Express, a Pakistani passenger train travelling from Quetta to Peshawar with about 440 people on board, was hijacked by the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA). The attackers reportedly detonated explosives in tunnels and on the train tracks before opening fire on the train. According to officials, at least 70 people, including eight soldiers and all 33 attackers ...

9 hours ago · Security forces stormed the hijacked Jaffar Express on Wednesday (March 12, 2025), bringing a dramatic end to a 30-hour siege in the rugged Bolan area of Balochistan, killing all 33 terrorists ...

4 hours ago · Calls related to Jaffar Express hijacking traced back to Afghanistan: FO PM Shehbaz calls for national unity, dialogue against terrorism after Balochistan train attack Jaffar Express operation ...

2 days ago · “We strongly condemn the attack on the Jaffar Express train, and the hostage-taking of passengers in Kacchi, Balochistan, claimed by the Baloch Liberation Army, a US-Specially Designated Global ...

3 days ago · Hours after suspected Baloch gunmen opened fire at the Jaffar Express train in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan on Tuesday, some pro-Balochistan groups have widely shared a video claiming to show the visuals of the attack and seizure of the train.

1 day ago · Jaffar Express train was attacked and taken hostage at Bolan Pass in southwest Balochistan province on Tuesday. Separatist militants bombed part of a railway track and stormed the train with more than 450 passengers on board. Later, the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) claimed the responsibility. The hostages were released through rescue in ...

1 day ago · The hijacking of the Jaffar Express signals that the conflict in Balochistan is reaching a dangerous new phase. The Pakistani state is losing control, and its refusal to address the root causes of ...

8 hours ago · Security forces stormed the hijacked Jaffar Express on Wednesday, bringing a dramatic end to a 30-hour siege in the rugged Bolan area of Balochistan, killing all 33 terrorists, while successfully rescuing more than 300 passengers.

1 day ago · Pakistan Jaffar Express operation over, 33 separatists, 21 hostages killed: Army spokesperson The hijacking occurred on Tuesday afternoon as the train travelling from Quetta to Peshawar, carrying about 450 passengers, passed through a tunnel in …

2 days ago · The Jaffar Express, carrying 440 passengers in nine coaches, was going from Quetta to Peshawar when militants derailed it using explosives and hijacked it near the mountainous terrain of Gudalar ...