A suicide bombing outside a paramilitary headquarters in Quetta, Pakistan, killed at least 10 people and injured 33. Gunmen stormed the building but were neutralized by security forces. The attack highlights escalating violence by Islamist militants and separatist insurgents in Balochistan, home to China’s $65 billion Gwadar Port investment.
30 September,2025 09:21 PM IST
It has been more than 24 hours since the deadly Pakistan train hijack by the Baloch militants in Pakistan. Quetta Railway station has been lining up with coffins and wore a deserted look as all the train services have been suspended. While the gunmen released several hostages, others are still held hostage with suicide bombers sitting next to them. Jaffar Express had been on way from Quetta to city of Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province when it was fired and attacked by the Baloch militants.
12 March,2025 07:51 PM IST
On March 11, family members anxiously gathered at the railway station in Quetta, awaiting news about their loved ones who were on a train targeted in southwestern Pakistan. Separatist militants took 35 passengers hostage, while local police reported that nearly 350 other passengers were believed to be safe. Some hostages were released by the gunmen and escorted by security forces to the railway station in Mach, though Reuters was unable to verify their identities. The Jaffar Express, traveling from Quetta to Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, was attacked while en route.
12 March,2025 01:17 PM IST
Deadly explosion in Pakistan’s Quetta Railway station has left more than 20 dead and many injured. Injured victims were brought to hospital in Pakistan’s Quetta on November 9, after at least 24 people were killed and more than 40 injured in a bomb blast at a railway station. Of those that were injured, 10 were in critical condition, according to a spokesman for the Balochistan government, Shahid Rind, adding that initial evidence indicated the blast was a suicide attack, but the final report was still being awaited in Pakistan Bomb blast.
10 November,2024 11:10 AM ISTADVERTISEMENT
