Pakistan train Attack: Security forces rescued 104 hostages, killed 13 terrorists, lives of hundreds of passengers still in danger | 10 Updates
Pakistan train Hijack: Baloch rebels hijacked a train in Pakistan's troubled balochistan province on Tuesday. After this incident, Pakistani security forces immediately swung into action.
Pakistan train Hijack
Separatist militants in pakistan opened fire on a passenger train carrying hundreds of passengers on Tuesday. There were about 400 passengers in the nine bogies of the Jaffar Express. The train was going from Quetta in the southwestern balochistan province to Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa when it was fired upon. According to media reports, police and railway officials said a train driver was injured in the attack.
The militant separatist group Baloch Liberation army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the attack and said they had taken people, including security forces, hostage from the train. The BLA claimed that it had taken more than 100 people hostage and that 6 security personnel were killed in its operation. It says that security officials were also among those taken hostage.
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Giving information, security officials said that security forces on tuesday rescued 104 passengers held hostage in a train by suspected Baloch militants in the troubled balochistan province and killed 13 terrorists.
According to officials, the Jaffar Express, carrying about 500 passengers in nine coaches, was going from Quetta to Peshawar in khyber pakhtunkhwa when it was fired upon between Gudlar and Piru Koneri areas on tuesday morning.
Security officials said that so far the security forces have killed 13 terrorists and 104 passengers have been rescued. They said that the rescue operation was going on.
According to security sources, security forces have safely rescued 104 hostages from the clutches of terrorists, which include 58 men, 31 women and 15 children.
Shahid Rind said that about 400 passengers are still in the train, which is inside the tunnel. He said that the encounter between security forces and terrorists is going on. Rind said that rescue teams have been sent to the spot amid reports of heavy firing on the Peshawar-bound passenger train.
Pakistan Railways has set up an emergency desk at the Quetta railway station as worried relatives rush to gather information about their loved ones.
There are no official reports of any casualties or injuries but a senior police official confirmed that an emergency has been declared and additional security forces have been deployed at the scene.
Security forces said the militants had split into small groups after launching an operation to rescue the hostages and target those responsible for the attack.
According to a Reuters report, the source said, 'This operation will continue until the last terrorist is eliminated.'
The balochistan Liberation army (BLA) has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the Pakistani government, demanding the release of Baloch political prisoners in exchange for 214 hostages held by it.
The group said in a statement, 'The BLA has maintained full control over the train and all the hostages for the last eight hours. Under the rules of war, these 214 hostages are considered prisoners of war and the BLA is ready to exchange prisoners.'
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