What’s behind the surge in attacks and train hijacking in Pakistan’s restive southwest?
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s neglected southwestern province of Balochistan has been the scene of a yearslong insurgency, with a dramatic uptick in attacks in recent years underscoring the struggles the government in Islamabad faces in dealing with myriad security threats.
A dramatic escalation in the tactics by a Baloch separatist group came with the hijacking of a passenger train on Tuesday.
The hijacking of the Jaffar Express signals that the conflict in Balochistan is reaching a dangerous new phase.
The roots of the Balochistan conflict trace back to the partition of India in 1947 and Pakistan's forcible annexation of ...
Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claims responsibility for hijacking Jaffar Express in Balochistan, killing 20 Pakistani military ...
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A passenger train, Jaffar Express, was attacked in southwestern Pakistan's Balochistan province on Tuesday, injuring the ...
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Pakistani officials say insurgents have attacked a passenger train in a tunnel, and a separatist group claims it has taken ...
Balochistan, Pakistan's largest province, witnesses increased attacks by the separatist group BLA, including a recent train ...
Anger is simmering in the Balochistan province due to rampant unemployment and exploitation of resources in the Gwadar Port ...
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