Doomsday, intense gunfire and panic everywhere – that’s how the survivors of the Jaffar Express attack recounted the horror of their train journey, that ended up being hijacked by the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) on Tuesday. “It felt like doomsday. There was panic everywhere. The attackers did not harm women or elderly passengers. There were…
Jaffar Express Hijack (Generative AI image) In the autumn of 2018, Punjab-bound Jaffar Express had narrowly escaped twin blasts after Baloch rebels attempted to blow up the passenger train using remote-controlled explosive devices. The devices had exploded when the train was about 200 feet away.Tuesday’s attack isn’t an isolated incident. The train often carries personnel…
A passenger train, Jaffar Express, was attacked in southwestern Pakistan’s Balochistan province on Tuesday, injuring the train driver and leading to hundreds of passengers being taken hostage. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), a separatist group seeking independence for Balochistan, claimed responsibility for the attack. According to a report by Reuters, the group also stated that…
A passenger train in southwestern Pakistan’s Balochistan province was attacked by separatist militants on Tuesday, injuring the train driver and leading to a hostage situation. The Jaffar Express, carrying about 400 passengers in nine bogies, was traveling from Quetta in Balochistan to Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa when it was fired upon. Separatist militants from the…
The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), a separatist militant group, claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement. A passenger train, Jaffar Express, was fired upon in southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, injuring the train driver, with hundreds of passengers taken hostage, according to various media reports. “The Baloch Liberation Army has carried out a strategic operation…
ISLAMABAD: Amid a sharp increase in the number of attacks, Pakistani authorities have announced a plan to launch a comprehensive military offensive against separatist militant groups in the country’s southwestern Balochistan province.The surge in attacks in the province had prompted Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to summon a high-profile meeting of civil and military officials…
