TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Security forces in Pakistan say they have rescued some passengers of a train hijacked by a group of separatists on its journey on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, from Quetta, the capital of the Balochistan province in the southwest, to Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in the northwest.

The BLA hit the headlines in 2004 when it launched a violent struggle against Pakistan for self-determination for the Baloch people and the separation of Balochistan from Pakistan.

The BLA gained prominence in 2004 when it launched a violent struggle against Pakistan for self-determination for the Baloch people and the separation of Balochistan from Pakistan. The Pakistan government banned the Balochistan Liberation Army and designated it as a terrorist organization on April 7, 2006.