Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan’s security forces are locked in things described as “complex operation” against a group of isolations Attacked the train Earlier Tuesday. The train was passing through the provincial capital of the province of Balochistan, the capital of the province, the capital of the north Khaibar Pakhtunkhva province.
The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) soldiers, who are looking for Balochistan from Pakistan, accepted the responsibility of the attack.
About 160 km from Queta (100 miles) As the train was passing through a tunnel series near Siber City, they targeted Jafar Express.
Security sources say that their military action is underway, but Authorites also confirmed that a group of passengers had safely entered a small station adjacent to the attack.
Pakistan Railway Officer in Queta Rana Farrukh said that about approximately K Cm from the Passengers 5 passenger attack site, including women, children and elderly. (Miles miles) The cheese reached the train station.
“They completed the journey after the railway track,” Farrukh told Al Jazira without giving more information about the passengers.
The train was going to the Boli Pass area, which is a rocky, mountainous region, when he was attacked.
Here is what we know about the attack, the current situation, and the background behind the decades of conflict between Pakistani states in Balochistan.
What happened to Jafar Express?
The train has more than 400 passengers, including many women and children as well as dozens of security personnel.
On Tuesday morning (04:00 GMT) left Quetta and traveled from Punjab to the final destination in Peshawar more than 1,600 km (994 miles). The trip takes about 30 hours, stopping at about 30 stations across the country.
Railway officials SAID said the attack took place around 8 pm (08:00 GMT) when the train was passing through the talk. Originally built in the rule of the British colony, this area is many tunnels.
Whose responsibility and the government responded?
In the last several years, the BLA, which has committed numerous attacks in the province, has accepted the responsibility of the attack.
In a statement, the group claimed that they killed at least military personnel and flying a train track by flying a train. The BLA warned that any military action in response would be a “serious consequence”. The assailants claimed that the train passengers were now holders – dozens of passengers later reached Panir.
The Pakistani troops have not issued any official statement so far on the claims and they have not responded to Al Jazir’s questions.
Provincial Government spokesperson Shahid Rind said that the authorities at the hospital in Sibi in the nearest city had alerted all the medical professionals to attend any of the victims of the attack in case of emergency.
Government officials also strongly condemned the attack. Home Minister Mohsin Nakavi also prayed for the recovery of the injured.
“The animals that firing innocent passengers are not eligible for any discount,” the Nakavi statement said.
What do we know about the accident and how is the government responding?
Hospitals in Queta and Sibi are highly alert, but no injured passengers were brought to the scene till late on Tuesday night.
Railway officials said that mobile connectivity in remote, rough terrain is not virtually existence, making it difficult to get timely updates.
Security resources claim that the attackers are using some women and children as a human shield and are pretending to be overall against them.
Official Authorities have also warned of online disinformation campaign for the purpose of spreading panic.
Why has the attacks in Balochistan increased?
Balochistan is the largest province of Pakistan, but has evolved at least with a population of 15 million.
Despite the richness of minerals and natural resources with copper and gas, the province has long been a place of conflict between local population and government.
Baloch, who demanded independence from Pakistan, alleges the abduction and harassment of Those who speaks against this.
Decades ago, a $ 62 billion mega-developer project, China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), has added another complexity to the conflict.
The BLA has made numerous attacks on Chinese interests at CPEC’s flagship project Gawadar Port. Many Chinese citizens have been killed in these attacks.
In recent months, Balochistan has made a dramatic increase in violence. Last month, at least 18 soldiers were killed in a blade attack in the city. In the beginning of March, a woman suicidal bomber exploded himself, and killed the law enforcement officer in Kalat.
Jafar Express has also been targeted several times. Last year, BLA soldiers fly a section of the track and stopped the railway service for two months.
In November, the train targeted the train before the suicide bombing at the Queta railway station, and at least People 3 died, including security personnel.
How has the BLA increase its capacity?
Analysts believe that the growing power of BLA depends on the state’s failure and expired strategies to resist the blade fights.
Balochistan expert Malik Siraj Akbar in Washington, DC said that BLA has developed from a small attack such as targeting individuals in operations or vandalizing the pipeline.
“The group has now carried out major attacks on the passenger train as a recent attack. This change reflects both his increasing courage and confidence that the government has no ability to keep them with the ability to keep them effectively after such a high-performance of terrorism, “Akbar told Al Jazir.
Rafilhalah Kakar, a political analyst, expert in the Balochistan case, said that the BLA has strengthened its command structure and has given more direct control over the field terrorists to the field.
“In addition, the admission of advanced weapons, some of which were left behind by American troops in Afghanistan, extended by the fire force of this group, which has made their attacks more deadly and sophisticated,” Kakar told Al Jaizira.
Why did the state fail to curb the BLA growth?
In January, Islamabad-based Think Tank Pakistan Institute of Peace Studies (PIPS) warned that the situation in Balochistan was “worrying”. His report has increased by 6 per cent in attacks, and more than 150 incidents have been reported last year.
The state announced a big military campaign in Balochistan, but it has not been actually brought up.
However, Akbar says that after such an attack, the state has repeatedly launched military action – that crackdown often targets the innocent Baloch citizens, evidence that they were not linked to BLA or rebellion.
He said, “The government is more concerned with the optics than justice, once some bodies have been paved on the camera, considering its work, claimed to revenge Swift.”
He argued that the army was inconvenienced in the action against the soldiers in Balochistan.
“The BLA has a great knowledge of the terrain, while the security forces, which are mainly from Khaibar Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab, are not familiar with the land and the way. This gives a great benefit to the rebels, ”Akbar said that the military suffers from intelligence failure.
Can the government stop the regeneration of BLA?
Kakar, who took a doctorate at Cambridge University, argued that the increasing security situation in intelligence is not only due to the failure of intelligence but also due to the increasing disconnect of the state and Baloch citizens.
“In the last decade, this province has become a laboratory for political engineering under the leadership of military establishments. In ten years, six different chief ministers excluding the caretaker setup, “he said.
He said that this instability has reduced the democratic processes and has underlined parliamentary politics as a viable means of political struggle.
Kakar said, “The biggest beneficiaries of these growing state-civilians are Baloch rebels, who are more capable of recruiting young men who are interested in suicide campaign,” Kakar said.
Akbar agreed that the state refused to treat the Baloch population with respect.
He said, “Islamabad is dependent on a provincial administration who works as an army’s puppet and promotes the world to promote to convince that there is no crisis in Balochistan and this state is firmly controlled,” he said.
Sadulla Akhtar reported an additional report from Pakistan’s Queta