Home to about 15 million of Pakistan’s estimated 240 million people, according to the 2023 census, Balochistan remains the country’s poorest region despite being rich in natural resources such as coal, gold, copper, and gas. These resources generate substantial revenue for the federal government.

Baloch insurgents hijacked the Jaffar Express train from Quetta to Peshawar near the Bolan Pass in Balochistan. On Wednesday, the Pakistani Army claimed that it had freed all the hostages, but the BLA rejected it and called it propaganda.

A major security crisis unfolded in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province on Tuesday when separatist militants attacked the Jaffar Express, a

The BLA hit the headlines in 2004 when it launched a violent struggle against Pakistan for self-determination for the Baloch people and the separation of Balochistan from Pakistan.

A train was hijacked by separatist group associated with the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) seeking the secession of Balochistan from Pakistan.

Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed that it had executed all 214 Pakistani military hostages captured during the Jaffar Express train seizure. The group accused the Pakistani government of ignoring their demands and refusing to engage in serious negotiations for the hostages' release.

The Jaffar Express, with some 400 passengers on board in nine bogies, was on its way from Quetta in Pakistan's to Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.