On Tuesday, the rebel group Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) kidnapped the Jafar Express in Balochistan province of Pakistan. The train had more than 400 passengers, including many military personnel. According to local news received from Pakistan, security forces have saved at least 155 passengers and 27 terrorists have been killed in the rescue operation. Meanwhile, Rana Sanaullah, advisor to Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, has made baseless allegations against India. In order to hide his failure on the train kidnapping incident by the rebels, he claimed without any evidence that Baloch rebels are getting support from India.
Pakistan accused India of being a hand in train kidnapping
Pakistani media asked Sanaullah whether BLA was getting help from Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Afghanistan and whether there is any relationship between them. In response, Sanaullah said, ‘India is doing this, there is no doubt. India is helping and has found safe shelter in Afghanistan. They sit there and make all kinds of plans. They are enemies of Pakistan. It doesn’t have any message. This is not a political issue and Baloch rebels have no political agenda. Their sole purpose is to kill and rob people.
When Sanaullah was asked about the excesses of military forces in Balochistan, he said, ‘Such actions have been going on in Balochistan for a long time. The only thing is that he has now found refuge in Afghanistan. They are also getting financial help in every way. They are also facilitated to go back, cross the border and return after completing the process. Sanaullah further said, ‘He did not have this facility before the Taliban arrived in Afghanistan, but now he is getting all kinds of facilities. The reason for the situation that has arisen in Pakistan is the presence of the government in Afghanistan, which is giving them space and money to plan attacks.
Terrorists put suicidal attackers amidst innocent hostages
The Pakistani army is conducting rescue operations to free the hostages but is facing many problems. According to reports, the BLA has placed its suicidal attackers among the hostages. The attackers are wearing suicide jackets, making it more difficult for security forces to free the hostages, and they are taking extra precautions.
Meanwhile, the Baloch army has released a video of the train kidnapping, in which it can be seen that the train is running at a normal speed and then an explosion occurs and the train stops. BLA fighters are also seen in the mountains around the train stop. Jafar Express left for Peshawar at 9 am. The train was supposed to reach Sibbi station at 1:30 pm, but then the train was attacked near the Makhfaq tunnel in speech.
