Pakistan's army announced that 18 soldiers were among the 26 killed by Balochistan Liberation Army militants during a train ambush in Balochistan. Despite a deadly 30-hour siege, 354 hostages were rescued,

Pakistan’s Foreign Office on Thursday accused India of involvement in the hijacking of the Jaffar Express in Balochistan, where Baloch militants killed 21 passengers and four paramilitary soldiers, say a report in The Tribune.

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

More than 400 people were on the Jaffar Express on Tuesday when militants fired on the train and blew up the track in the Balochistan region, Pakistani security officials said.