Saleem Mehsud

1 month ago | kadn.com | Sophia Saifi |Saleem Mehsud |Rhea Mogul

Quetta, Pakistan (CNN) — Nearly 350 hostages were rescued at the end of a deadly standoff between Pakistan’s military and armed militants who hijacked a train in the southwestern Pakistani province of Balochistan, a security source told CNN Wednesday. The incident, which began Tuesday, left dozens dead. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), a militant separatist group active in the restive and mineral-rich Balochistan province, claimed responsibility for the attack.

1 month ago | egyptindependent.com | Sophia Saifi |Saleem Mehsud |Rhea Mogul

Quetta, Pakistan CNN  —  Nearly 350 hostages were rescued at the end of a deadly standoff between Pakistan’s military and armed militants who hijacked a train in the southwestern Pakistani province of Balochistan, a security source told CNN Wednesday. The incident, which began Tuesday, left dozens dead. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), a militant separatist group active in the restive and mineral-rich Balochistan province, claimed responsibility for the attack.

1 month ago | krdo.com | Sophia Saifi |Saleem Mehsud |Rhea Mogul

By Sophia Saifi, Asim Khan, Saleem Mehsud and Rhea Mogul, CNNQuetta, Pakistan (CNN) — Nearly 350 hostages were rescued at the end of a deadly standoff between Pakistan’s military and armed militants who hijacked a train in the southwestern Pakistani province of Balochistan, a security source told CNN Wednesday. The incident, which began Tuesday, left dozens dead.

1 month ago | wkow.com | Sophia Saifi |Saleem Mehsud |Rhea Mogul

Quetta, Pakistan (CNN) - Nearly 350 hostages have been rescued at the end of a deadly standoff between Pakistan's military and armed militants who hijacked a train in the southwestern Pakistani province of Balochistan, a security source told CNN Wednesday. The incident, which began Tuesday left dozens dead. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), a militant separatist group active in the restive and mineral-rich Balochistan province, claimed responsibility for the attack.

1 month ago | news.lee.net | Saleem Mehsud |Sophia Saifi

Quetta, Pakistan (CNN) — A train carrying hundreds of passengers has been hijacked by separatist militants who are also holding a number of passengers hostage in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan, according to government and railway officials. The train, known as the Jaffer Express, was stopped by the militants as it reached a tunnel on Tuesday afternoon, officials said.