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.
Pakistani forces in a standoff as militants hold about 250 hostages on a hijacked train
Pakistani officials say security forces have exchanged gunfire with hundreds of separatist militants, seeking to free about 250 hostages aboard a train in the country’s rugged southwest.
450 people taken hostage in deadly train siege in Pakistan
At least train passengers are dead and over 450 have been taken hostage after militants set off explosions on a railway track in southwestern Pakistan.
Pakistani security forces battle to free about 300 hostages aboard a hijacked train
Pakistani security forces exchanged gunfire on Wednesday with hundreds of separatist militants as they sought to free about 300 hostages aboard a train in the country’s rugged southwest, officials sai
Separatists in Pakistan Are Still Holding Hundreds of Hostages in Train Standoff
Security forces were trying to rescue passengers a day after Baloch ethnic fighters seized a train carrying more than 400 people.
Hundreds held on hijacked train in Pakistan as Balochistan Liberation Army terrorists battle troops
Terrorists in explosive vests have reportedly threatened Pakistan train passengers' lives if officials refuse to release imprisoned militants.
Balochistan: Pakistan sent army due to fear of India, captured Balochistan using…., read untold story about the region
The roots of the Balochistan conflict trace back to the partition of India in 1947 and Pakistan's forcible annexation of ...
Pakistan train hijack: How Balochistan Liberation Army's Majeed Brigade attacked Jaffar Express
The BLA claimed responsibility for hijacking the Jaffar Express while it was travelling in the Mashkaf and Dhadar areas.