The whole episode was like something from a Wild West movie, complete with a desert landscape and heavily armed fighters. In fact, it was a very professionally managed train hijack—no small task at any time—and executed with military precision, with women and children released immediately, and explicit statements by Pakistani soldiers released as “prisoners of … Read more
The Baloch rebels behind the train siege in Pakistan have released a video of their latest attack on a paramilitary convoy that left five people dead on Sunday, including three Pakistani soldiers. The attack took place on a highway in Balochistan’s Noshki, and the video released by the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) shows an explosion and … Read more
Quetta: Rebels in southwest Pakistan killed at least five soldiers and wounded more than 30 on Sunday, police told AFP, days after an attack on a train in Balochistan province left dozens dead. “There were seven buses in the convoy which was heading to Taftan (on the Iranian border). At Noshki, a car laden with … Read more
New Delhi: Some hostages crouched on the floor for as long as 27 hours, remaining motionless, while some could only gasp in shock as armed rebels entered the train and began executing passengers. The freed hostages of Jaffar Express, which was hijacked by members of the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), have described the terrifying ordeal … Read more
The south-western province of Balochistan remains one of Pakistan’s biggest security headaches after many decades of an armed rebellion seeking independence for the mineral-rich region. The latest in a series of bloodshed is a train hijack by the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), the strongest rebel group active in the region bordering Iran and Afghanistan. On … Read more