Pakistan's leader to meet with survivors and commandos who ended an insurgents' train attack
Pakistan’s prime minister traveled to restive southwestern Balochistan province to ...
What's behind the surge in attacks and train hijacking in Pakistan’s restive southwest?
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s neglected southwestern province of Balochistan has been the scene of a yearslong insurgency, with a ...
Pakistan’s security crisis deepens as train hijacking ends in bloodshed
The Pakistani military said it had completed a deadly rescue operation in the embattled southwest of the country after armed ...
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Afghans who helped Americans fear Taliban retribution after U.S. suspends refugee program
Some 200,000 Afghans left behind during the 2021 U.S. withdrawal are now left in further limbo by the Trump administration’s refugee program suspension. Many fought alongside the U.S. and received ...
The Balochistan Separatist Movement in Pakistan: What to Know
A dramatic escalation in the tactics by a Baloch separatist group came with the hijacking of a passenger train on Tuesday.
190 freed from attacked Pakistan train, roughly 130 still held hostage
Pakistan freed 190 hijacked train passengers held hostage Wednesday as the battle to free remaining hostages held by the ...
27 hostages killed after hijacked Pakistan train rescue ends in bloodbath
Nearly 350 hostages have been rescued at the end of a deadly standoff between Pakistan’s military and armed militants who ...
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Pakistan encircled by BLA along with Taliban-linked groups? Panelists debate
The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) has hijacked the Jaffar Express train in Pakistan, claiming to hold over 200 hostages.
TTP, BLA, ISK, Taliban: Will Pakistan succumb to 'Quad of terror'?
Pakistan is experiencing a severe security crisis, fighting four interconnected militant groups: Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, ...
Pakistani military says 21 hostages killed, remaining rescued after train hijacking
More than 400 people were on the Jaffar Express on Tuesday when militants fired on the train and blew up the track in the Balochistan region, Pakistani security officials said.
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All hostages freed after 30-hour Pakistan train siege
More than 340 train passengers taken hostage by a militant group were freed on March 12 by security forces after a 30-hour ...
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The Taliban’s long game out of isolation
The international community’s icy reception to the Taliban since its 2021 takeover of Afghanistan is beginning to melt, with even previously hostile Western countries reconsidering their stance.