Pakistani security forces are in a standoff with militants from the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) after they seized a passenger train, holding hundreds hostage. This incident marks a significant rise in the ongoing separatist conflict in southwestern Pakistan. The militants have taken at least 214 hostages, demanding the release of imprisoned members within 48 hours and threatening executions if unmet. As of Wednesday morning, over 150 hostages were rescued, while the fate of others remains unknown, and 27 militants have reportedly been killed during the operations. Hostages are believed to be held in multiple locations.
The crisis is a dramatic escalation of a long-running separatist insurgency in the country's southwest.
The Baloch Liberation Army seized the train that was carrying more than 400 people in a remote mountainous region.
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