Pakistan train hijack: The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) in Balochistan province in Pakistan hijacked the Jafar Express train on Tuesday (March 11) and held more than 400 passengers of the train hostage. However, by the night of Wednesday (March 12), the Pakistan Army had announced the end of the operation by releasing all the hostages of the train. During this period, there was heavy firing between the fighters of the Pakistani Army and BLA for about 36 hours.
Pakistani army claims about hijack
At the same time, now the Pakistani army has made a big claim about the train hijack. The Pakistani Army said that the entire planning of the train in Balochistan province was made by the terrorists sitting in Afghanistan. This dreaded attack was the first time in the history of Balochistan and Pakistan, when the entire train was abducted in an attack.
Terrorists settled in Afghanistan accused of attack
The Media Wing of the Pakistani Army, ISPR, said in an official statement that the attackers present in the train had a connection with the terrorists sitting in Afghanistan. They were contacting each other through satellite phones throughout the incident. The statement said, “Intelligence reports have clearly confirmed that this hijack was planned and directed by the terrorists sitting in Afghanistan.”
ISPR DG repeated the allegations
ISPR DG Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhary, while talking to a private news channel world news, reiterated the allegations of support of terrorists on Afghanistan.
Pakistan Army killed 33 Baloch terrorist
According to the report by Al Jazeera, the Pakistani Army killed 33 militants of the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) involved in this train Hijack in retaliation and the rest of the terrorists fled from there in view of the siege of the Pakistani army. After this, the Pak Army announced the end of its operation. According to the report, during this period, Pak Army officials confirmed the death of 26 passengers, a train driver and a paramilitary soldier.
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