During a media visit to the site, Brigadier Umar Altaf informed reporters that the army used "precision targeting" to end the siege. The hijacked train, found in a remote mountain pass in Balochistan,

Baloch rebels claiming to have killed 214 hostages on a hijacked train in Pakistan. However, Pakistani forces responded with an operation that resulted in the rescue of 354 passengers.

Baloch separatists who hijacked a Pakistani passenger train claimed to have executed all 214 military hostages after their deadline to exchange them for Baloch political prisoners expired. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) accused the Pakistani government of ignoring their ultimatum,

The hijacking of the Jaffar Express signals that the conflict in Balochistan is reaching a dangerous new phase.

Pakistan's security forces rescued 104 hostages after an armed attack on the Jaffar Express in Balochistan's Bolan Pass. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility and threatened to execute hostages if military operations continued.

Jaffar Express travelling from Quetta to Peshawar and carrying 440 passengers was hijacked in which 21 civilians and four soldiers were killed.

Jaffar Express driver recounts BLA hijacking as military rescues passengers, killing all terrorists in dramatic 30-hour siege.

Separatist militant group, Baloch Liberation Army, claimed responsibility for the attack on Jaffar Express that killed 21 passengers and four paramilitary soldiers.

Pakistan's military spokesman said on Friday the death toll in a train hijacking in the country's southwestern mountains had risen to 31 and he repeated accusations that neighbouring India and Afghanistan backed the militants who carried it out.