The Pakistani Army Says That More Than 300 Hostages Released After An Impasse Held With Train Hacks 14/03/2025

The Pakistani army said that it had released more than 300 hostages of a form Hundreds of separatists activists diverted in a remote control and volatile region.

At least 33 activists were killed in fire exchanges that started on Tuesday when activists stormed the train while traveling in a tunnel Baloutchistan.

Twenty-one hostages and four army members were killed before the army’s start, said a military spokesman, adding that his research operation is underway to exclude sustainable threats. The activists said they had killed 50 passengers. The independent could not verify the activists’ account.

The security forces retained full -fledged battles as activists wearing suicide vests Locked up with explosives barricaded itself inside the train with passengers in the robust Bolan area.

The helicopters fell the Pakistani forces by trying desperately to release hostages.

The Balutch Liberation Army (Bla) has taken responsibility for the attackdemanding the release of activists imprisoned in exchange for the liberation of passengers. There was no comments from the government, which previously rejected similar requests.

The hostages and certain members captured of the Pakistan security force were kept by suicide bomber, said the blah.

The soldiers secure Mach's station after the Pakistani security forces released certain passengers — The soldiers secure Mach’s station after the Pakistani security forces released certain passengers (AFP via Getty Images))

“This is an act of terrorism,” said government spokesman Shahid Rind.

Images published by the BLA show when the activists have exploded the railroad, radiant in a black cloud of smoke and trapping the Jafar Express train in a tunnel before opening fire on the safety staff on board. Some BL fighters would then be gathered on a hill in the distance while the train stopped.

Baloutchistan Trains generally have security personnel on board because soldiers often travel from Quetta to other parts of the country by train.

THE attackWho injured the driver, occurred while the train was traveling from Quetta to Peshawar, police and railways said.

The soldiers are working to evacuate passengers released at Mach Station (AFP via Getty Images))

Yesterday, high fire reports on the railway were confirmed by a spokesman for the Balutchistan government.

The difficult land has made it difficult for the authorities to access the site, added the spokesperson, but a rescue train has been sent and the security forces are active in the region.

The train was arrested in a mountainous area where activists have easier to hide and plan.

Balutchistan, which borders Iran and Afghanistan, has long been the theater of the insurgency with separatists demanding greater government autonomy in Islamabad and a larger share of the region’s natural resources.

Relatives of the hostages gathered at Quetta station, hoping that their families were among those saved (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.))

Stayed passengers were sent to their natal cities and the wounded were treated in the Mach district hospitals.

Others were taken to Quetta, the provincial capital, about 62 miles away.

The parents of the hostages had gathered at Quetta station, hoping that their family would be among those who rescued.

Many of them cursed the Minister of the Interior of Pakistan, Mohin Naqvi, who said last year that the Bla was not a threat and that “an ordinary police inspector could repair this situation”.

Naqvi condemned the attack, but said that the government would not concede to “animals that shoot in innocent passengers”.

Stop passengers were sent to their hometown and the wounded were treated in the Mach district hospitals (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.))

The brother of a hostage, Hamad Khan, said that he desperately needed information about him.

The mother of a son held hostage confronted the regional minister Mir Zahoor Buledi when he visited the liberated passengers.

“If you cannot protect the trains, you should not run them. Please bring my son back, “she said.

Another man, Shams Ullah Khan, said that two of his relatives were also on the train – a bank employee and a worker.

Liberated train passengers come together at Mach's station after the Pakistani security forces saved certain passengers following a security operation — Liberated train passengers come together at Mach’s station after the Pakistani security forces saved certain passengers following a security operation (AFP via Getty Images))

“People were attacked … The passengers were injured and some passengers died,” said Muhammad Ashraf, who was on the train.

Other witnesses told Geo News that security asked them to stay low during the gunshots.

Pakistan railways suspended Punjab and Sindh operations in Balutchistan until security was restored, local media reported.

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