passenger train hijacked in pakistan more than 100 passengers held hostage 6 soldiers killed

In Pakistan’s Balochistan province, separatist terrorists on Tuesday opened fire and hijacked a passenger train carrying about 400 passengers. The terrorists issued a statement claiming that they had taken the train derailed and controlled it and said that six military personnel had been killed. He said that more than 100 passengers including security personnel have been taken hostage. Baloch officials or Railways have not yet confirmed the number of casualties and the situation of hostages. Railway officials told the Reuters that the Jafar Express was going to Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from Quetta in South-Western Balochistan province of Pakistan, when he was firing.

The militant separatist group Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), seeking autonomy for the region, claimed that the people they had held hostage are Pakistani military personnel and members of other security agencies. The statement said the hostages include active personnel of the Pakistani Army, Police, Anti -Terrorism Force (ATF) and Inter -Services Intelligence (ISI) – all of them were going to Punjab on leave. The militants claimed that they have released women, children and Baloch passengers, ensuring that all the remaining hostage are serving personnel of the Pakistani Army.

Government spokesperson Shahid Rind said that the provincial government has implemented emergency measures and all institutions have been mobilized to deal with the situation. Railways said that more security forces have reached the spot. The attack took place at a time when various Baloch resistance groups demanding Balochistan’s independence from Pakistan a few days ago announced a new aggressive campaign against Pakistan and China and announced an integrated organization called Baloch National Army.