Pakistani army rescued hijacked train from the clutches of terrorists
Quetta: In Balochistan, Pakistan, rebels captured a train and killed four jawans of 21 passengers and paramilitary forces. An army general gave this information on Wednesday. Army spokesman Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif told the TV channel ‘Duniya News’ that security forces had killed all 33 rebels at the scene. Lieutenant General Sharif said, “The armed forces killed all the terrorists and successfully completed the campaign in the evening today (Wednesday) by rescuing all the passengers.”
Government did not comment
The terrorists on Tuesday attacked a train carrying about 450 people in a tunnel in a remote area of the southwest Balochistan province. The Baloch Liberation Army took responsibility for the attack. Spokesperson Jiyand Baloch said that Baloch rebel was ready to release the passengers if the Pakistani officials had agreed to release their associates in jail. There has been no comment on this by the government.
What did the Balochistan Liberation Army do?
Earlier, the Balochistan Liberation Army gave a befitting reply to the aggression of the Pakistani Army. 50 more hostages were killed by Baloch rebels. Balochistan government spokesperson Shahid Rind had said that the campaign will continue till all the passengers were saved.
BLA hijacked train
What did America say?
Meanwhile, let us also tell here that the US embassy in Islamabad strongly condemned the incident of attack on the train and the hostage of passengers. The embassy said, “We express our deep condolences to the victims, their families and all the people affected by this horrific act. Pakistani people deserve a free life of violence and fear. ” According to the embassy, ”We are standing solidarily with Pakistan in this difficult time.” Senior officer of Peshawar railway station Tariq Mahmood said that people should not pay attention to the rumors being spread through social media and other means. (AP)
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