The Majeed Brigade of the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) hijacked the Jaffar Express in Balochistan’s Bolan on Tuesday and took hundreds hostage. As claimed by Pakistan, they have killed 30 militants.
The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has released a video of how they blew up the track, hijacked the Jaffar Express and took hostages in Balochistan’s Bolan. The visuals show a train heading towards Peshawar when an explosion takes place at the track ahead of the train in Sibi city. Due to the explosion, the train stops right away.
The video shows dense smoke rising at the track after the explosion. Soon after, the militants with guns in their hands start taking hostages.
It must be noted that the Baloch rebels had given a 48-hour ultimatum to the Pak Army to release the Baloch prisoners in exchange for the lives of hostages. In their statement, the BLA called the Pakistani government an “occupying state” and listed its demands. “BLA has maintained complete control of the train and all hostages for the past eight hours. Under the rules of war, these 214 hostages are considered prisoners of war and BLA is prepared for a prisoner exchange. The occupying state of Pakistan is given 48 hours to immediately and unconditionally release Baloch political prisoners, forcibly disappeared persons and national resistance activists,” the statement said.
Meanwhile, Pakistan has conducted a military operation and has claimed to have killed 39 militants while rescuing 104 passengers. The Pakistan media reported intense firing and explosion near the tunnel, where the militants hijacked the train.
Pakistan Railways have set up an emergency desk at the Peshawar and Quetta Railway stations as frantic relatives and friends try to get some information about their loved ones on the train. Pakistan Railways had resumed train services to Peshawar from Quetta after a suspension of more than a month-and-a-half.
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