Baloch militants claim killing 50 hostages from Pakistan train hijacking

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Government officials say 190 of them have been rescued so far.

Hundreds of troops and teams in helicopters have been drafted into the effort to rescue the hostages in the remote mountainous area where the train was stopped.

The security source told Reuters there were 425 people on the train when it was attacked on its way to Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province from Balochistan's capital of Quetta.

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Category: BusinessFinance

Markets: IndiaAfghanistanOmanPakistan

Topics: Separatists Balochistani militants Pakistan Army Balochistan train hijack

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Published On: 2025-03-12 @ 21:20:42 (7 hours ago)

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