Pakistan train standoff over: Militants, passengers among 54 dead

The Pakistan Army concluded the Jaffar Express hijacking incident as Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) militants conducted a fatal attack that killed 21 passengers and four paramilitary Frontier Corps soldiers on Wednesday.The Pakistani army spokesperson Lieutenant General Ahmad Sharif confirmed through Pakistani media outlet Dunya News TV that every militant engaged in the attack had died.

Pakistan Army concluded the Jaffar Express hijacking incident

Armed forces successfully concluded the (Wednesday) evening operation which resulted in killing all terrorists while safely rescuing all passengers according to Sharif.BLA militants derived the Jaffar Express from its route by using explosives near Gudalar and Piru Kunri between Quetta and Peshawar where the train carried 400 passengers in nine coaches.

Baloch Liberation Army (BLA)

The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) took responsibility for the campaign by reporting on Tuesday that they had killed six soldiers. According to an Army official who spoke with AFP the number of off-duty soldiers who died as train passengers came to 27.The official at the army emphasized that over 30 terrorists lost their lives while 346 hostages received their freedom following this operation.

Entire nation deeply shocked: Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif

The Pakistan prime minister Shehbaz Sharif communicated with Chief Minister Sarfaraz Bugti about the recent developments in the evil terrorist attack against Jaffar Express. The entire nation remains devastated by the horrific crime together with the death of innocent people while Pakistan maintains its commitment to peaceful relations. I am deeply saddened by the loss of these martyrs thus send my sincere sympathies to their families. Ambitions of the highest positions in Jannah await those who lost their life while Allah speeds the healing of those who survived.

Baloch militants on railway tracks

Baghdadi announced that dozens of terror operatives had found their way to the underworld during his statement. The BLA and all other insurgent organizations from Balochistan province undertook their initial passenger train hijacking operation while their attacks across the province on security forces and installations and foreigners have intensified since last year. Previous attacks by Baloch militants on railway tracks within this sector were conducted through the use of rockets or remote-controlled bombs which the BLA took responsibility for.