Pakistan, Quetta and Train Hijack Hostages

Pakistan PM visits Quetta as militants behind train hijack say standoff still on
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif visited Balochistan province on Thursday, as dozens of people rescued from a train hijacked by separatist militants arrived in Quetta after security forces killed 33 attackers to end a day-long standoff.
Gunmen hijack train in Pakistan’s Balochistan, take hundreds hostage
Islamabad, Pakistan – Separatist fighters say they have attacked and seized a train in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan, taking hundreds of people hostage.
Pakistan Train Hijack Hostages End Ordeal With Arrival in Quetta
A security force personnel member stands guard near a train containing empty coffins that are dispatched to Bolan where a passenger train that was attacked by separatist militants, at a railway station in Quetta,
Rescued hostages from Pakistan’s train attack arrive in Quetta
Rescued hostages from Pakistan’s train attack arrive in Quetta as dozens are still being held by separatist fighters:::: Quetta, Pakistan:: Muhammad Ashraf, Released passenger“People were attacked, and the attackers caused a lot of harm to the passengers.
Militants attack train, take hostages in Pakistan’s Balochistan province
Citing security sources, state broadcaster PTV reported militants were holding passengers hostage in the train, which was trapped inside a tunnel. A clearance operation was ongoing. The Baloch Liberation Army,
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Pakistan’s leader meets survivors of deadly train hijacking and the commandos who ended the siege
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