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== Hijacking == | == Hijacking == | ||
At 9 a.m. on 11 March 2025, the Jaffar Express passenger train set off from Quetta, heading towards Peshawar over a distance of approximately 1,600 kilometers.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hussain |first1=Abid |title=Deadly Pakistan train hijack: What happened, and what's next? |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/11/deadly-pakistan-train-hijack-what-happened-and-whats-next |access-date=12 March 2025 |agency=Al Jazeera English |date=11 March 2025}}</ref> The train carried around 450 passengers, including military personnel.<ref name="operation">{{cite web|date=12 March 2025|title=Pakistan continues operation to free 250 hostages from hijacked train|work=Reuters|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/12/pakistan-forces-continue-operation-to-free-hundreds-from-hijacked-train|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250312210413/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/12/pakistan-forces-continue-operation-to-free-hundreds-from-hijacked-train|archive-date=12 March 2025|access-date=12 March 2025}}</ref> Prior to the hijacking, members of the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) sabotaged the train tracks, causing the train to halt in a mountainous region.<ref>{{cite web |title=Packed passenger train in Pakistan attacked by Baloch separatists, possibly hijacked in bloody assault |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pakistan-train-hijack-balochistan-liberation-army-claims-terrorist-attack/ |website=CBS News |access-date=11 March 2025 |date=11 March 2025}}</ref> The hijacking occurred about 157 kilometers from Quetta and roughly 21 kilometers west of Sibi, specifically inside Tunnel No. 8, situated between Pehro Kunri and Mushkaf stations.<ref name="BBC" /><ref name="jazeera" /><ref>{{cite news |title=Rescue operation for hostages underway after terrorists attack train in Balochistan: state media |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1897237/rescue-operation-for-hostages-underway-after-terrorists-attack-train-in-balochistan-state-media |access-date=11 March 2025 |work=Dawn |date=11 March 2025}}</ref> The insurgents detonated explosives on the tracks before opening fire on the train. | |||
The train was escorted by only a small contingent of police and paramilitary personnel. An eyewitness reported that “hundreds” of separatists surrounded the train tracks during the attack. The defenders engaged in combat with the separatists, managing to resist for over an hour and a half. However, they eventually ran out of ammunition, leaving them unable to continue their defense against the overwhelming assault.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Correspondent |first=Our |date=2025-03-13 |title='We fought until our bullets ran out' |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2533990/we-fought-until-our-bullets-ran-out |access-date=2025-03-13 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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