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This video of Jafar Express is going viral on social media.
In Pakistan, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) attacked the Jafar Express on Tuesday and hijacked it. About 500 people were aboard this train going from Quetta to Peshawar.
These passengers consisted of Pakistani soldiers and policemen. BLA took 214 out of these passengers, while killing 30 Pakistani soldiers.
According to the news agency AFP, the security forces have released 80 hostages. These include 43 men, 26 women and 11 children. The operation continues for the rest of the release.
BLA has called the hostage passengers as a warfare, and has demanded the release of their fighters instead. For this, BLA has given a 48 -hour ultimatum to the Government of Pakistan at 10 pm on Tuesday night. BLA says that this decision will not change.
This video is taken from social media. It is being told that this is a video of the blast in the train, although it has not been confirmed.
Attack in Bolan district of Balochistan Jafar Express left from Quetta to Peshawar at 9 am. The time to reach its Sibi was 1.30 pm. Before this, there was an attack in Mashkaf area of Bolan district of Baluchistan at around 1 pm. Even after 8 hours after 10 pm, the train is completely under control of BLA fighters.
Last year, on the intervening night of 25 and 26 August 2024, BLA blew up a bridge between Kolpur and Mach on the route of this train. Due to this, the service of the train was stopped. The train service started again from 11 October 2024.
Pakistani minister said- These are coward fighters Pakistan’s Minister of State for Home Talal Chaudhary said that the security forces have released some passengers. Many people have been taken off the train and taken to the hilly areas. Bla fighters are using women and children as shields.
Army personnel are working carefully because there is a danger of people being killed in it. The operation is still going on. These fighters are cowards. They choose easy targets and hidely attack.
Pakistan minister Mohsin Naqvi said that we would not compromise with animals who opened fire on innocent passengers. The Pakistani Army has not yet issued any official statement.
On Tuesday evening, the Pakistani Army left a train for the attack site. In this, soldiers and doctors were sent.
Bla attacks by taking advantage of the mountainous area
The Baloch Liberation Army carried out the attack between Gudalar and Piru Kunri in Mashkaf of Bolan. This is a mountainous area,Yes, there are 17 tunnels, due to which the train has to run at slow speed. Taking advantage of this, Bla attacked the train.
The Baloch Army first blew up the railway track in Tunnel Number-8 in Mashkaf. This led to Jafar Express derail. After this, BLA started firing. The driver of the train was also injured in the firing.
Security forces, police and ISI agents were traveling in this train. All were going to Punjab. He responded to BLA’s attack, but BLA captured the train. Many security personnel were killed during this period.
On receiving information about the incident, the Pakistan Army fired on the BLA and also bombed the bombs from the wind, but BLA fighters somehow stopped the land operation of the army.
BLA said-Pakistani Army will be responsible for Sultal-e-Aam
In a statement, BLA said that our fighters planned this operation in Mashkaf, Dhadar and Bolan. We blew the railway track, due to which the Jafar Express had to stop. After this, our fighters captured this train and took the passengers hostage.
The hostages include active duty staff of Pakistani Army, Police, Anti-Terrorism Force (ATF) and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), who were going to Punjab. We have left women, children and Baloch passengers and only Pakistani security forces personnel have been taken hostage.
The operation is headed by BLA’s fideline unit and Majeed brigade, which is supported by Fateh Squad, Stos and Jirab Intelligence Wing. If an attempt is made to conduct a military operation against us, then we will kill all the hostages. The Pakistani army will be responsible for this murder-e-man.
Two years ago, there was a blast in Jafar Express
On 16 February 2023, there was a blast in the Jafar Express, in which 2 people died. The blast occurred when the train was crossing the Chichavatni railway station. The attack was taken by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
At the same time, 26 people died in a blast at Quetta railway station on 14 November 2024 last year. More than 50 people were injured. Even then the responsibility of the attack was taken by the Militant Group Baloch Liberation Army (BLA).
CCTV footage of 14 November 2024 attack. It is seen blasting in it.
What is Balochistan Liberation Army
Many people in Balochistan believe that after India-Pakistan partition, they wanted to live as a free country. But without his will, he was included in Pakistan. Due to this, the struggle of the army and people in Balochistan continues even today.
According to BBC, there are many organizations demanding independence in Balochistan but Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) is the most powerful organization. The organization came into existence in the 70s but has increased its impact in the 21st century.
Bla wants to liberate Balochistan from the Pakistani government and China. He believes that he has the right to the resources of Balochistan. The Government of Pakistan included the Balochistan Liberation Army in the list of terrorist organizations in 2007.
Pakistan at number two in Global Terrorism Index
In 2025, Pakistan was described as the second most terror -affected country in the world in 2025, the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) report released by Sydney -based Institute for Economics and Peace.
According to the report, Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan are the most terrorist affected areas. Out of the total terrorist incidents across the country, 90% occurred in this area.
In the report, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan was described as Pakistan’s most dangerous terrorist organization for the second consecutive year. In 2024, the group carried out 482 attacks, causing 558 deaths, which is 91% higher than in 2023.
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