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Death toll in Pakistan's train hijacking rises to 31, army says
(Corrects spelling of spokesperson's name to Ahmed, not Ahmad, in paragraph 3) By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -The death ...
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 ...
Who are the Baloch Liberation Army? Pakistan train hijacking was fuelled by decades of neglect and violence
The train hijacking in south-western Pakistan represents a major escalation in the region’s long-running insurgency.
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Pakistan Train Hijack LIVE Updates: All 33 BLA militants, 21 passengers, 4 soldiers killed, says Army
22:06 (IST) Mar 12 Pakistan Train Hijack LIVE: Militants were in contact with their supporters in Afghanistan, says Pakistan ISPR director general “These militants were in contact with their ...
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‘Screams Were Echoing Everywhere’: A Train Hijacking’s 36 Hours of Terror
On Wednesday night, Pakistan’s military said that security ... “The ability of the B.L.A. to hijack a train with such precision suggests an advanced intelligence-gathering network and ...
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Pakistan links train hijacking to ‘Afghan handlers’ and Indian mastermind
Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan on Friday claimed that the hijacking of the Jaffar Express train earlier this week was carried out by “terrorists” who were communicating with “handlers in ...
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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 ...
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Pakistan hints at India role in deadly train hijacking
Pakistan hints at India’s involvement in the Balochistan train hijacking, linking attackers to handlers in Afghanistan allegedly sponsored by India. The incident, implicating the Balochistan ...
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Pakistan Train Hijack LIVE Updates: Pakistani troops freed 155 train passengers; 27 militants killed
Pakistan Train Hijack LIVE Updates: As BLA militants have hijacked the train, taking at least 32 passengers hostage, constant attempts are being made to establish contact with the passengers of ...
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Pakistan Separatists Hijack Train With 400 Onboard and Give Ultimatum
By Zia ur-Rehman Reporting from Karachi, Pakistan Separatist militants hijacked ... or B.L.A., claimed responsibility for the train hijacking. The group gave conflicting numbers about how many ...
What’s behind the surge in attacks and train hijacking in Pakistan’s restive southwest?
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s neglected southwestern province of Balochistan has been the scene of a yearslong insurgency, with a dramatic uptick in attacks in recent years underscoring the struggles ...
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Deadly Pakistan train hijack: What happened, who was rescued, what’s next?
Pakistan – Pakistan’s security forces announced on Wednesday night that they had ended a military operation against a group of separatists who had hijacked a train on Tuesday, rescuing 346 ...