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On Tuesday, the Jafar Express going from Quetta to Peshawar was hijacked by armed Baloch fighters. 21 civilians and four security forces were killed in an encounter with the Pakistani Army, while all 33 boys were killed.
The hostage of hijacked train in Balochistan, Pakistan, told the condition of 30 hours of hijack. He told how armed fighters entered the train and started killing people. How people stopped breathing on the train floor for 27 hours.
Amjad, the driver of the train, who was badly injured, said that the fighters blasted an explosive blast near the engine of the train, derailing the bogies. For example, the train stopped by fighters from the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA). The fighters broke the windows of the train and entered the train.
In fact, on Tuesday, Jafar Express going from Quetta to Peshawar was hijacked by armed Baloch fighters. The train had 440 passengers. 21 civilians and four security forces were killed in an encounter with the Pakistani Army, while all 33 boys were killed.
Baloch fighters selected people
Those rescued by the train also said that the attackers separated people on the basis of their origin. A passenger Arslan Yusuf said that Baloch fighters would sometimes take the soldiers and kill them. Sometimes they would target a particular passenger. If they had any displeasure with anyone, they would kill him on the spot.
Another passenger, Mehboob Ahmed, fired several bullets. He told how some hostages tried to escape. We tried twice, some people managed to escape, but fighters opened fire, killing many people. Another hostage Muhammad Tanveer said that he was given only water to stay alive.
Pictures of passengers released from fighter captivity …
A Pakistani citizen released from Bla’s train hijack. It suffered serious injuries in the attack.
People of the family mourning a hostage killed in an attack by Baloch fighters.
A passenger brought for treatment to Quetta’s hospital after being released from captivity of Baloch fighters.
All hospitals in Quetta are kept on alert. All ambulances have been kept ready to bring people to the hospital.
A passenger who got out of Jafar train during treatment at Quetta’s hospital.
In plain clothes, the security forces soldiers, who have been rescued from the captivity of Baloch fighters.
After being released from captivity of BLA fighters, people called their homes and told the situation.
The Pakistani government has sent 200 coffins to Balochistan under the protocol to be used in emergency conditions.
He saw the bodies of 50-60 soldiers claiming eyewitnesses A hostage released from captivity of Baloch fighters claims that he has seen the bodies of 50-60 Pakistani soldiers. While the Pakistani army claims that a total of 28 soldiers have been killed, out of which 27 were off duty, while one died during the operation.
A hostage released from BLA’s captivity claiming the death of 50-60 Pakistani soldiers.
Attack in Bolan district of Balochistan The Jaffer Express left from Quetta to Peshawar at 9 am on Tuesday morning. The time to reach its Sibi was 1.30 pm. Earlier at around 1 pm, the Baloch Liberation Army carried out the attack between Gudalar and Piru Kunri in Mashkaf area of Bolan district of Baluchistan. This is a mountainous area, where there are 17 tunnels, due to which the train has to run at slow speed. Taking advantage of this, Bla attacked the train.
The Baloch Army first blew up the railway track in Tunnel Number-8 in Mashkaf. This led to Jafar Express derail. After this, BLA started firing. The driver of the train was also injured in the firing.
Security forces, police and ISI agents were traveling in this train. All were going to Punjab. He responded to BLA’s attack, but BLA captured the train. Many security personnel were killed during this period.
On receiving information about the incident, the Pakistan Army fired on the BLA and also bombed the bombs from the wind, but BLA fighters somehow stopped the land operation of the army.
Last year, midnight BLA had blown a bridge between Kolpur and Mach on the route of this train on 25 and 26 August 2024. Due to this, the service of the train was stopped. The train service started again from 11 October 2024.
What is Balochistan Liberation Army Many people in Balochistan believe that they wanted to live as an independent country after India-Pakistan partition, but they were included in Pakistan without their will. Because of this, the struggle of the army and people in Balochistan continues even today.
The main demand of BLA is to separate from Pakistan and form the Balochistan country. There are many organizations demanding independence in Balochistan. Among them, Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) is the most powerful organization. The organization came into existence in the 70s, but its impact has increased in the 21st century.
Bla wants to liberate Balochistan from the Pakistani government and China. He believes that he has the right to the resources of Balochistan. The Government of Pakistan included the Balochistan Liberation Army in the list of terrorist organizations in 2007.
Pakistan at number two in Global Terrorism Index In 2025, Pakistan was described as the second most terror -affected country in the world in 2025, the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) report released by Sydney -based Institute for Economics and Peace.
According to the report, Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan are the most terror -affected areas. Out of the total terrorist incidents across the country, 90% occurred in this area.
In the report, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan was described as Pakistan’s most dangerous terrorist organization for the second consecutive year. In 2024, the group carried out 482 attacks, causing 558 deaths, which is 91% higher than in 2023.