The military's spokesperson says 21 hostages and all 33 insurgents have been killedPakistan military says it kills all 33 militants who hijacked train, ending standoffPakistani security forces stormed a train on Wednesday that had been hijacked by separatist militants, killing all 33 attackers and ending a day-long standoff involving hundreds of hostages, the military said. The military's spokesperson Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said 21 hostages and all 33 insurgents had been killed. The final operation was carried out with great care," Chaudhry said, adding that no civilians were killed in the operation. The militants have in recent months stepped up their activities using new tactics to inflict high death and injury tolls and target Pakistan's military. A junior government minister had earlier said 70-80 attackers had hijacked the train.

Source: bd News24 March 12, 2025 18:13 UTC