Pakistan train hijack: The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has hijacked the Jafar Express in Pakistan’s Balochistan province and held more than 200 Pakistani military personnel and security agents hostage. BLA had given a 48 -hour ultimatum to the Government of Pakistan, out of which only 24 hours are left.
The organization has warned that if Pakistan does not take steps on the exchange of prisoners, the hostages will be killed. Baloch Liberation Army spokesman Jiyand Baloch has said that we have strength and resolve.
Bla statement
BLA spokesman Jiyand Baloch issued a press release saying that BLA’s freedom fighters have been fully controlled on the Jafar Express for the last 24 hours. More than 200 Pakistani security personnel, intelligence agents and paramilitary forces personnel are in custody of BLA. These hostages are accused of forcibly disappearing in Balochistan, involvement in just killings and looting of resources. According to BLA, the Government of Pakistan is not serious to save the lives of its military personnel and is adopting a strategy to deliberately delay.
Bla’s ultimatum – “Five hostages will be punished every hour”
BLA said, “If Pakistan does not take practical steps on the exchange of prisoners in the next 24 hours, then the hostages will be produced in the ‘Baloch National Court’. They will be prosecuted for allegations of war crimes, torture and colonial occupation in Balochistan. The case will be punished quickly, fair and transparent and the convicts will be punished under the Baloch national laws.
With every passing hour, five hostages will be punished. BLA has asked the Pakistani government to stop propaganda and accept reality.
Jafar Express Hijack – 500 passengers released
Let us know that on Tuesday (March 11, 2025), more than 100 armed fighters of BLA attacked the Jafar Express going from Quetta to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The attack caused bomb blasts, heavy firing and chaos. The rebels released women and the elderly, while more than 200 Pakistani security personnel were taken hostage.
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