The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) has claimed responsibility for the attack, but the regional unrest that birthed the group has roots in Pakistan’s history.

Insurgents who attacked a passenger train carrying 440 passengers in restive southwestern Pakistan killed 21 hostages before

A standoff in Pakistan's Balochistan province has ended. The separatist Balochistan Liberation Army had hijacked a train, taking hundreds of people hostage. The country's military says it killed 33 militants during its rescue mission,