Foreign Office spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan also claimed that intelligence reports indicated the Baloch terrorists, behind the hijack, were in contact with their associates in Afghanistan

The train driver was injured during the attack, officials said, and the militant group claimed to have killed six security personnel.

Dozens of people rescued from a train hijacked by separatist militants in southwestern Pakistan arrived on Thursday in the city of Quetta, hours after security forces killed all 33 attackers to end a day-long standoff.

Islamabad, Pakistan – Separatist fighters say they have attacked and seized a train in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan, taking hundreds of people hostage.

Rescued hostages from Pakistan’s train attack arrive in Quetta as dozens are still being held by separatist fighters:::: Quetta, Pakistan:: Muhammad Ashraf, Released passenger“People were attacked, and the attackers caused a lot of harm to the passengers.

Citing security sources, state broadcaster PTV reported militants were holding passengers hostage in the train, which was trapped inside a tunnel. A clearance operation was ongoing. The Baloch Liberation Army,