2025 Jaffar Express hijacking

2025 Jaffar Express hijacking
Part of the insurgency in Balochistan
Similar Jaffar Express train pictured in 2021
Location	Bolan pass Sibi, Balochistan, Pakistan
Coordinates	29°38′53″N 67°35′3″E
Date	11 March 2025 (2025-03-11) c.1:15 PM (PST)
Target	Punjabi Civilians, security personnel
Attack type	Hijacking, hostage-taking, mass shooting, bombings, shootout, ambush
Weapons	Explosives, rocket launchers, automatic firearms, suicide vests
Deaths	58 (including 33 militants, 4 paramilitary forces and 22 hostages killed by militants)
Injured	37
Victims	440–500 hostages
Perpetrator	Balochistan Liberation Army
No. of participants	33

On 11 March 2025, the Jaffar Express, a train in Pakistan travelling from Quetta to Peshawar with approximately 440 passengers on board, was seized by the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA). The assailants allegedly set off explosives in tunnels and along the tracks before opening fire on the train. Officials reported that at least 71 individuals lost their lives in the incident, including eight soldiers and all of the attackers, while 37 others sustained injuries. The BLA issued a 48-hour ultimatum demanding the release of Baloch political prisoners, threatening that hostages would face "punishment" if their demands were not met, although some hostages had been released. Consequently, Pakistan Railways temporarily halted train services between Balochistan and the provinces of Punjab and Sindh.