Sharif is on a day-long visit to Quetta, during which he will be briefed on the security situation in the regionPakistan PM visits Quetta as militants behind train hijack say standoff still onPakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif visited Balochistan province on Thursday, as dozens of people rescued from a train hijacked by separatist militants arrived in Quetta after security forces killed33 attackers to end a day-long standoff. Sharif is on a day-long visit to Quetta, during which he will be briefed on the security situation in the region, the government said. Authorities said 25 bodies had been brought to a local railway station from where they would be taken to Quetta in ambulances. BLA said that the people Pakistan "claimed" to have rescued were actually released by the group itself. Reuters video images showed the rescued hostages receiving first-aid at the Quetta railway-station.

Source: bd News24 March 13, 2025 15:02 UTC