ThePrint Explorer looks at how the real message separatists have sent with the attack is that they can weaken Pakistan’s hold on border with Afghanistan. There are learnings for India, too.
In Episode 1621, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta explores the roots of the Balochistan insurgency and the key factors that enabled the Jaffar Express hijacking.
Before the Pakistan Army's announcement, BLA claimed it had killed 50 passengers Wednesday evening. It had earlier said it was holding 214 people, mostly security personnel.
The group, which seeks independence for Balochistan, says govt has 24 hours to meet demand. It claims it's holding at least 214 security personnel hostage.
Hostage crisis began Tuesday when Baloch Liberation Army militants hijacked Jaffar Express near Machh in Bolan district. Dozens of hostages have been rescued so far.
In recent years, Balochistan has seen new democratic movements. While Pakistan Army may not welcome another insurgency, this is preferable to mass challenges to its authority.
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I feel it is wrong to refer the Members of BLA as terrorists as done in this article. They may be having there own reasons for this act committed by them. Of course, killing of innocent lives is always condemnable. But the people protesting/fighting in Balochistan are being decimated by an oppressive regime which needs to be condemned by every peaceful living indians and people like us all over the world.
Anything can be a geopolitical critical if terrorism of any form exists. That’s why the most important step in a democracy is to find political solution acceptable to majority.
Very nice article
I feel it is wrong to refer the Members of BLA as terrorists as done in this article. They may be having there own reasons for this act committed by them. Of course, killing of innocent lives is always condemnable. But the people protesting/fighting in Balochistan are being decimated by an oppressive regime which needs to be condemned by every peaceful living indians and people like us all over the world.
The railway network an abiding contribution of the British to the subcontinent.
What an excellent article. Indebted to the author.
Anything can be a geopolitical critical if terrorism of any form exists. That’s why the most important step in a democracy is to find political solution acceptable to majority.