WEB DESK: Director General of ISPR, Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, stated that the operation has concluded, and all 33 terrorists present at the site have been eliminated. During the operation, the hostages were safely rescued.
In a conversation with a private TV channel, Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif stated that on March 11, terrorists targeted the railway track in Bolan.
The terrorists aimed at the railway track and halted the Jaffar Express train, and railway officials reported that there were 440 individuals on board the train.
It should be noted that, yesterday, terrorists halted the Jaffar Express traveling from Quetta to Peshawar with a bomb and took 500 passengers and crew hostage.
The terrorists opened fire on the Jaffar Express in the Guddalar and Piro Kanri areas, resulting in multiple passenger fatalities.
Subsequently, security forces launched an operation during which they managed to rescue 190 hostages, including 58 men, 31 women, and 15 children.
37 passengers injured in the terrorist attack were taken to the hospital, where they are receiving medical assistance.
Meanwhile, 57 passengers have been transferred to Quetta, and 23 others have been sent to their relatives in Machh and Ab Gham.