Quetta / Islamabad : Terrorists attacked train Jafar Express on Tuesday near Dhadar in Balochistan and made around 500 passengers hostage. Terrorists chose a difficult terrain in Dhadar area of Balochistan to attack Jaffar Express which left Quetta with 500 passengers for Peshawar in the morning on Tuesday.
Security forces immediately intercepted the terrorists who belong to Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and started clean up operation to rescue the trapped passengers.
Since its matter of lives of 500 innocent passengers , security forces are pushing the operation to eliminate terrorists carefully.
Sources quoting security forces claimed rescue of around 400 by 10 pm on Tuesday. There are some contradictory reports of the rescued passengers .
Till filing of these reports , security forces had claimed to kill 13 terrorists besides injuring many others at the site of fighting and rescue operation was still in progress.
Pakistan is witnessing surge in terror attacks . The attack on Jaffar Express Train is the latest incident of terrorism that took place in the area between Gudlar and Peru Kanri in Machh.
Initial reports suggested that terrorists l opened firing on Jafar Express which was bound for Peshawar from Quetta. As a result of terrorists firing the train driver got injured and he succumbed to injuries .
Despite being extremely difficult and far from the road, security forces reached the spot. Security forces had cordoned off the area and started a clearance operation. The terrorists are also in contact with their facilitators abroad. It should be noted that the passenger train Jaffar Express had left Quetta for Peshawar at 9 am when it was attacked.
According to railway officials, the firing on the Jaffar Express took place in the Piroknari area of Bolan. There was an exchange of fire between the security forces and the armed men who opened fire on the train.
Indian and anti-national social media are unusually active on the cowardly attack by terrorists on the Jafar Express. Indian social media and anti-national social media accounts had been continuously engaged in misleading, false and fake propaganda. In spreading propaganda and fake news, a nefarious attempt is being made to create excitement through old videos, AI-generated videos, old photos, fake WhatsApp messages and posters
President Asif Zardari condemned terrorists attack on Jaffar Express and vowed to bring those all responsible to the justice . He called terrorists and it’s perpetrators as beasts and vowed to punish them for their act.
Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif condemned terrorists attack on Jaffar Express . He paid tribute to the remarkable success of the Pakistan Army during the operation. Shahbaz Sharif said that the entire nation, including me, pays tribute to the unwavering determination of the Pakistani Armed Forces to defend the homeland. Shahbaz Sharif has said that terrorism has risen very rapidly, the war against terrorism is ongoing in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.
Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi condemned the incident of firing on the Jafar Express near Bolan. The Interior Minister said that the beasts who opened fire on innocent passengers do not deserve any concession. Terrorists attacked the Jafar Express at Bolan Pass and Dhadar and targeted innocent citizens. The majority of the hostages were women and children. .
Punjab Chief minister , Maryam Nawaz said terrorists committed inhuman and cowardly act by attacking Jaffar Express which was carrying 500 innocent passengers including women and children. She prayed for life of each passenger trapped in the ill-fated train.