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Security forces on Wednesday rescued 190 passengers from a hijacked train, killing at least 30 militants in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan, as they battled to free the remaining hostages. Security ...

The driver of the train, a police officer and soldier were killed in the assault. Pakistani troops freed dozens of train passengers taken hostage by armed militants in the country's southwest on ...

The train, which departed from Quetta at 9 a.m. local time, had nine coaches and was carrying approximately 450 passengers, Kashif said. By Tuesday night, 104 hostages had been freed by security ...

Separatist militants opened fire on a passenger train in southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, injuring the train driver, according to police and railway officials. The train with over 400 passengers ...

Military spokesperson says 21 hostages, 33 insurgents killed Day-long standoff ends on Wednesday evening Armed men entered train and checked identities, witness says QUETTA, March 12 (Reuters ...

A major security crisis unfolded in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province on Tuesday when separatist militants attacked the Jaffar Express, a passenger train traveling from Quetta to ...

Quetta, Pakistan — Pakistani insurgents opened fire on Tuesday at a passenger train in the country's restive southwestern Balochistan province, wounding the driver and prompting security guards ...

By Zia ur-Rehman Reporting from Karachi, Pakistan Separatist militants hijacked a train carrying more than 400 people in an isolated mountainous area of southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday.

Armed militants in Pakistan's Balochistan region have attacked a train carrying more than 400 passengers and taken a number of them hostage, military sources told the BBC on Tuesday. The Baloch ...