Militants kill 10 people after hijacking passenger train, taking hostages in western Pakistan, officials say
Separatist militants fired at a passenger train in southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, injuring a train driver, police and railway officials said.
Pakistan PM visits Quetta as militants behind train hijack say standoff still on
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif visited Balochistan province on Thursday, as dozens of people rescued from a train hijacked by separatist militants arrived in Quetta after security forces killed 33 attackers to end a day-long standoff.
Pakistan Army Kills 27 Militants as Hundreds Still Held on Train
Pakistani security forces killed at least 27 people in an exchange of gunfire with insurgents who have been holding a train since Tuesday in southwestern Balochistan province thought to have had hundreds aboard.
Pakistani forces in a standoff as militants hold about 250 hostages on a hijacked train
Pakistani forces were in a tense standoff Wednesday with hundreds of militants holding about 250 people hostage on a train they had hijacked in the remote southwest the day before, officials said. The security forces held off from full-out battles as militants wearing vests loaded with explosives had barricaded themselves
How separatist militants hijacked a train in Pakistan
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Death Toll in Pakistan's Train Hijacking Rises to 31, Army Says
Pakistan's military spokesman said on Friday the death toll in a train hijacking in the country's southwestern mountains had risen to 31 and he repeated accusations that neighbouring India and Afghanistan backed the militants who carried it out.
The Pakistan insurgency behind a train hijacking and hostage crisis
A stunning train hijack and hostage crisis this week, in which hundreds of passengers were held for a day by suicide vest-clad separatists, has made clear the limits of Pakistans
Funerals held for victims of Pakistani insurgents train hijacking
Hundreds of people attended funeral prayers on Thursday in Pakistan’s southwestern city of Quetta for victims of a recent train attack. (AP video: Muhammad Farooq)
Pakistan's leader meets survivors of deadly train hijacking and the commandos who ended the siege
Pakistan’s prime minister on Thursday commended the country’s armed forces for successfully rescuing 339 passengers after a deadly train hijacking by insurgents in the southwest. A
Pakistan: Balochistan train hijacking death toll climbs to 31
Pakistan has long accused India and Afghanistan of providing money, weapons, and training to the insurgents operating in Balochistan.
At least 11 dead after separate security operations against militants in restive northwest Pakistan
Pakistan's military says troops acting on intelligence have raided two militant hideouts in the country’s restive northwest, ...
Trump Orders Attacks on Militant Sites in Yemen and Issues a Warning to Iran
The air and naval strikes on targets controlled by the Iran-backed Houthi fighters were intended to open up international ...
9 Militants, Two Security Personnel Killed In Separate Security Operations In Pakistan's KP
Pakistan has witnessed an uptick in terror activities recently, especially in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces, ...
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Deadly Raids and Rising Tensions: Pakistan's Battle Against Militants
Pakistan's security forces conducted raids on militant hideouts, resulting in deadly confrontations. The attacks occurred in ...
Turkey Says Forces Killed 24 Kurdish Militants in Syria, Iraq in a Week
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish forces killed 24 Kurdish militants in northern Iraq and Syria over the past week, the defence ministry said on Thursday, continuing attacks in the region after a disarmament ...
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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 forces had carried out a rescue operation that secured the hostages’ release and left 33 militants dead. Lt. Gen. Ahmad Sharif ...
Somali forces end a 24-hour siege by al-Shabab militants on a hotel, leaving all fighters dead
Somali officials say security forces have ended a 24-hour siege at a hotel in the central city of Beledwyne, leaving an ...
Strikes Target Houthi Military Sites in Yemen's Taiz, Witnesses Say
Strikes targeted Houthi military sites in Yemen's southwestern city of Taiz, two witnesses in the area said on Sunday, as U.S ...