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Jaffar Express hijacking: Second hostage crisis in Pakistan | TDG Explainer

13 Mar 2025

The passengers aboard the Jaffar Express were in for a long but otherwise routine journey from Quetta to Peshawar on March 11, 2025. The train, loaded with 400–500 passengers in nine coaches, had just crossed into the remote Bolan district of Balochistan when the deafening sound of an explosion shattered...

Magnet For Separatist Militants: The Dark Reasons Behind Repeated Attacks On Pakistan’s Jaffar Express

12 Mar 2025

The hostage situation aboard Pakistan’s Jaffar Express has now entered its second day. Baloch separatists from the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) hijacked the train on Tuesday around 1 p.m. in the Sibi district, a mountainous region of Balochistan bordering Afghanistan and Iran, while the train was en route from Quetta...

Inside the Hijack: How Baloch Rebels Seized A 500-Passenger Train In Pakistan

12 Mar 2025

In a dramatic and unsettling incident in southwestern Pakistan, Baloch separatists from the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) hijacked the Jaffar Express in the Sibi district of Balochistan. The militants, who claim responsibility for the attack, have taken hundreds of passengers hostage and warned of severe consequences if any rescue attempt...

Five Killed in Motorcycle Bomb Blast in Pakistan’s Balochistan

06 Mar 2025

A powerful explosion in the Khuzdar district of Balochistan, Pakistan, killed five people and injured five others on Wednesday. The blast, caused by an improvised explosive device (IED) attached to a motorcycle, was detonated remotely, according to Naal police Station House Officer (SHO) Bahawal Khan Pindrani. Explosion in Khuzdar’s Naal...

JUI-F Chief Warns of Possible Independence in Balochistan

20 Feb 2025

Speaking at the National Assembly, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman issued a serious warning about the growing instability in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). He stated that five to seven districts of Balochistan are in a position to declare independence, and if they do, the United Nations could...

CHINA ARMS PAK’S SSG IN BALOCHISTAN Raising Alarms for India’s Security

01 Feb 2025

At a practical, ground-level view, the recent reports suggesting that China is providing military and financial assistance to Pakistan’s Special Services Group (SSG) in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) have far-reaching consequences. These regions, which are key to China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) through the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC),...

Father Kills 15-Year-Old Daughter Over TikTok Videos in Pakistan

31 Jan 2025

A 15-year-old girl was shot to death by her father and mother's brother in what authorities term a rather tragic honor killing case in the Balochistan city of Quetta, Pakistan. Authorities said the victim had been creating TikTok videos-anything that made her father infuriated. Since she refused to quit, her...

11 Coal Miners Died After Methane Explosion in Balochistan Mine

13 Jan 2025

Rescue teams in southwestern Pakistan have recovered the bodies of 11 miners who died in a devastating methane gas explosion that caused a coal mine collapse in Singidi city, Balochistan province. The explosion occurred last Thursday, and recovery operations are ongoing to locate a 12th miner who is still missing....

Baloch Activist Exposes Disturbing Trend of Enforced Disappearances

13 Jan 2025

Prominent Baloch activist Mahrang Baloch has revealed a chilling trend in Balochistan, Pakistan, where individuals who are forcibly disappeared and later released face targeted killings. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), she highlighted the tragic case of Zakaria Zaheer from Gwadar. He was abducted on September 27, 2023, released...

Balochistan Coal Mine Collapse: 4 Dead, 8 Missing After Methane Explosion

11 Jan 2025

A deadly methane gas explosion led to the collapse of a coal mine in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, killing at least four miners and leaving eight others missing. Authorities are conducting a rescue operation to locate the missing workers. However, progress has been slow due to hazardous conditions within the mine....

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