The Jaffar Express was heading to Peshawar from Quetta when the BLA militants fired at it and hijacked it. The BLA released women, children and kept over 100 Pak military personnel hostage. The BLA has been persistent with its attacks against Pakistan Army demanding independence for Balochistan.
The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has hijacked the Jaffar Express in Balochistan’s Bolan and held over 100 Pakistan military personnel hostage. The militant group has claimed to have killed six Pak Army personnel while they tried to resist the hijack.
The BLA has warned the Pakistan Army to refrain from conducting any operation, threatening that it would execute all the hostages if their call was not acknowledged. In its official release, the group claimed to have killed six personnel and has said that it released women, children and others with only military personnel in their custody.
The latest attack is a major action by the group seeking the liberation of Balochistan from Pakistan. The group, apart from the Baloch Liberation Front and BRAS, among others, has been largely active in Balochistan. Here are some of the major attacks that the BLA carried out against Pakistan.
Quetta Railway Station attack, 2024: On November 9, 2024, at least 32 people, including the attackers, were killed, and 55 were injured in a suicide bombing at the Quetta Railway Station. The attack was claimed by the BLA.
Jinnah International Airport, 2024: The Baloch liberation group claimed an attack on the airport motorway at Jinnah International Airport on October 6, 2024. In this attack, at least 10 people were injured, and two Chinese nationals were killed.
It must be noted that BLA calls the Pakistan Army an occupying army and often targets Chinese nationals because it believes that both China and Pakistan are exploiting Baloch resources through the China-Pak Economic Corridor (CPEC).
Chinese Engineers attack in Gwadar: On August 13, 2023, the BLA’s Majeed Brigade targeted a convoy of Chinese engineers in Gwadar. The BLA claimed that it killed 4 Chinese engineers and 9 Pak soldiers.