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Six Killed In School Bus Bombing In SW Pakistan

A suspected suicide bomber targeted a schoolbus in southwestern Pakistan killing at least four children and two adults on Wednesday, in an attack the government accused India of backing.

International Business Times

A suicide car bomber strikes a school bus in southwestern Pakistan, killing 5 people

Officials say a suicide car bomber struck a school bus in southwestern Pakistan, killing five people, including at least three children and wounding 38 others

The Independent UK

Car bomb in Pakistan’s restive southwest kills four people

The attack is just the latest in Balochistan, which is plagued by insurgency.

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Car bomb in Pakistan's Balochistan leaves four dead and 20 injured

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack in Balochistan province. However, suspicion is likely to fall on separatist groups like the Balochistan Liberation Army, which has carried out a number of attacks in recent months.

Euronews

Pakistan blames India after seven soldiers killed in Balochistan blast

Pakistan says Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) armed group targeted vehicle with an improvised explosive device.

Al Jazeera

Islamabad seeks answers after eight Pakistanis shot dead in Iran

The attack underscores the tense security landscape along their shared border — and their differing threat perceptions.

Al Jazeera

Dead or alive? Surviving Pakistan’s 28-hour train hijack in an engine

Assistant train driver Saad Qamar’s family didn’t know if he had been killed. On Thursday, he’s back at work.

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‘He only wanted revenge’: the bloody insurgency in Balochistan gaining lethal momentum

Rebellion fuelled by violent tactics of Pakistani military has become increasingly sophisticated

The Guardian - UK

Pakistani security officers killed in blast claimed by Baloch separatists

Dozens of paramilitary troops wounded in explosion in Noshki district of Balochistan days after deadly train hijacking.

Al Jazeera

Five killed in bombing of bus carrying Pakistani security forces

At least 10 security personnel injured in attack in restive Balochistan province

The Independent UK

BLA claims 90 Pak Soldier killed in attack on military convoy

The BLA issued a statement claiming its Majeed Brigade, a Fidayeen unit, carried out a Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) attack on a Pakistani military convoy near Rakhshan Mill on the RCD Highway in Noshki. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Pakistan links train hijacking to ‘Afghan handlers’ and Indian mastermind

India and Afghanistan reject charges, as Pakistan reveals details of operation that freed hundreds of passengers.

Al Jazeera

Who are the Baloch Liberation Army? Pakistan train hijacking was fuelled by decades of neglect and violence

Pakistan’s army has freed hundreds of hostages from a passenger train that was seized by armed militants in the south-western province of Balochistan on Tuesday, March 11. A number of those on board were military officials and police personnel travelling from Balochistan’s capital, Quetta, to Peshawar further north.

The Conversation

Pakistan accuses India of sponsoring terror after 26 hostages killed in train attack

Indian foreign ministry rejects ‘baseless allegations’

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Pakistan's leader to meet with survivors and commandos who ended an insurgents' train attack

Pakistan’s prime minister traveled to restive southwestern Balochistan province to meet survivors of a train attack and the commandos who rescued over 300 passengers from the insurgents who killed 21 civilians and four troops

The Independent UK

Pakistan says train attack was orchestrated from Afghanistan: ‘It was like a rain of rockets and bullets’

Pakistan military says ‘rules of game’ change as they blame Afghanistan for attack

The Independent UK

Pakistani army says more than 300 hostages freed after tense standoff with train hijackers

Security forces held off from full-out battles as militants wearing suicide vests loaded with explosives barricaded themselves inside the train with hostages in Balochistan

Al Jazeera

Who are the BLA – the group behind Pakistan’s deadly train hijack?

The group’s train attack is the latest in a series of increasingly audacious assaults it has launched.

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Evening Standard

Pakistan army says operation against militants who hijacked train has ended

Pakistani army confirms that 33 militants and 21 hostages were killed during operation

The Guardian - UK

Pakistan operation to free hostages after train hijacking ends with dozens killed

Security services claim to have rescued about 190 people being held by Baloch Liberation Army in remote area

The Independent UK

What's behind the surge in attacks and train hijacking in Pakistan’s restive southwest?

Pakistan's restive southwestern province of Balochistan has been the scene of a yearslong insurgency, with a surge in attacks in recent years

Latin Times

Pakistan Launches 'Full-scale' Operation To Free Train Hostages

More than 450 passengers were on board when militants captured the train at the entrance of a tunnel in a remote frontier district, with an unknown number of hostages still being held.

The Independent UK

Baloch Liberation Army: Who are the militants behind Pakistan train hijacking?

Baloch separatist outfit is designated as a terrorist group by Pakistan and the US

The Independent UK

More than 100 passengers freed from Pakistani train hijacked by militants

Insurgent group in restive Balochistan province claims it still holds 182 security personnel

Dynamite News

Pakistan Train Hijack: Over 150 hostages rescued; Know all updates

Of the rescued, 26 are women and 11 children. The local reports also stated that 16 fighters of BLA have been killed while operation is still on. Read further on Dynamite News

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