104 hostage rescued … Understand the full story of hijack of Pakistani train from graphics

There is a ruckus worldwide after the train was hijacked in a tunnel in a tunnel in Pakistan’s disturbed Balochistan province on Tuesday. Pakistan’s militant separatist organization Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) took over 400 passengers hostage by taking the passenger train running between Peshawar and Quetta in its possession. The rescue operation of the Government of Pakistan is still going on to free the hostages from the clutches of the rebels. Security forces have so far rescued 104 hostages. At the same time, more than 16 separatists have been killed by security forces. The question among all this is that we explain through graphics how this train was hijacked.

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Train hijack between Peshawar and Quetta

Jafar Express left Quetta at 9 am on Tuesday morning. According to Pakistan’s official media outlet radio Pakistan and PTV News, separatists attacked the Jafar Express carrying more than 400 passengers and employees from Quetta to Peshawar in Dhadar area of ​​Boln Pass. All the passengers including women and children were taken hostage. According to reports, during this time some people sitting abroad were helping BLA.

How to capture the train?

As soon as the Jafar Express arrived inside the tunnel in Bolan area of ​​Balochistan province, members of the BLA, who were already ambushed, exploded the track. Hearing the sound of the blast, the train was forced to stop. After which the attackers started firing on the engine of the train. In this incident, the security personnel and the driver present in the train were all injured.

How did Baloch separatists enter the train?

After the attack on Jafar Express, it became easy for the attackers to board the train. The rebels immediately took the train in their possession. After which there was a lot of ruckus inside the train too. The security forces present there fired on the rebels and the BLA also started counter -firing. The BLA claims that they have killed 30 Pakistani security personnel. At the same time, railway officials say that 10 people have been killed in this incident.

How did Bla make passengers hostage?

When the Jafar Express was going from Quetta to Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with 400 passengers, Baloch separatists started firing on it between Gudlar and Piru Konari areas. As soon as the train stopped, the people of BLA climbed into it and succeeded in taking all the passengers including women and children inside. Security forces have saved 104 hostages safely by doing rescue operations so far. Rexue operation is going on to free the remaining passengers.

Threatened to kill hostages if demands are not met

What was the purpose of Hijacking this train of Balochistan Liberation Army, it was also cleared in a short time. These separatists have demanded the government of Pakistan to release all the Baloch political prisoners and the forcibly disappearance. For the release of all, he gave a 48 -hour ultimatum to the Shahbaz Sharif government of Pakistan. Along with this, the BLA has warned that if their demands are not met, the hostages will be killed and the train will also be blown away.

Quetta relief train leaves for Sibi

Sibi Hospital was immediately declared emergency when the passengers and security forces were injured in the train hijack and the shootout. At the same time, railway officials immediately sent trains from Quetta to Sibi for relief work. According to officials, due to the mountainous area, the authorities faced trouble in reaching the spot. According to Pakistan Railway, there are 17 tunnels on this railroad and due to the inaccessible area, the speed of the train is often slow.

Balochistan is struggling with violent separatism

Let us know that in the last one year in Balochistan, there has been an increase in terrorist attacks. At least 26 people were killed and 62 others were injured in a suicide blast at Quetta railway station in November 2024. Oil and mineral -rich Balochistan is the largest but lowest population province according to the area of ​​Pakistan. Balochistan, bordering the border of Iran and Afghanistan, has long been struggling with violent separatism. The Baloch rebel groups often attack security personnel, government projects and the region targeting the Chinese Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects costing US $ 60 billion.