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

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,

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.

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,

Islamabad: Following the Jaffar Express train hijacking by Baloch Rebel groups, Pakistan's Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General, Lt General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, said that terrorists along with their enablers and facilitators,

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

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.