First train hijack, now attacked the convoy of soldiers

On March 11, Tuesday, Jafar Express was going from Quetta to Peshawar in Pakistan. There were 440 passengers in this train. Then the armed rebels ambushed and attacked the train. He bombed the first track. After this, after firing, the driver was injured and then hijacked the train. For about 30 hours, there was a deadly encounter between the army and rebels. 21 civilians and four security personnel were killed in the incident, while all 33 BLA rebels were killed in the final military operation.

Balochistan has long been struggling with violent separatism

Balochistan has seen an increase in terrorist attacks in the last one year. About 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, Pakistan’s largest but lowest population province is the largest but 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.