The recent attack on the Jafar Express passenger train in the Pakistani province of Balochistan by the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) has sparked a number of reactions, including strong condemnation from the National Resistance Front and some Afghan jihadi organizations. Many people asked for designation of the BLA as a terrorist group.<\/p>\n
Pakistan Foreign Ministry spokesman Shafqat Ali Khan said that \u201cIndia has been involved in terrorism. In the particular attack on Jaffar Express, the terrorists had been in contact with their handlers and ring leaders in Afghanistan.\u201d The statement came a day after the rescue operation for the Jaffar Express attack was completed and all the 33 BLA fighters, who hijacked the Jaffar Express which was carrying over 400 passengers, were killed.<\/p>\n
The Pakistani military said that 21 passengers have been killed and the remaining hostages have been freed. And also, four Pakistani security forces killed during the rescue operation in the Mushqaf area of the Bolan district.<\/p>\n
Shafqat Ali Khan added that \u201cthe terrorists have safe havens in Afghanistan, and Pakistan has repeatedly urged the Afghan interim government to prevent groups like the BLA from using its soil for terrorism.”<\/p>\n
Pakistani\u00a0Director General Inter-Services Public Relations Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said that the Jaffar Express incident changed the rules of the game.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhoever did this will be hunted down and brought to justice,\u201d he said, adding that the terrorists had nothing to do with Islam, Pakistan and Balochistan.\u00a0In a statement, the ISPR said that intelligence reports have unequivocally confirmed that the attack was orchestrated and directed by terrorist ring leaders operating from Afghanistan, who were in direct communication with the terrorists throughout the incident.<\/p>\n
Taliban urges Pakistan to restrain from irresponsible statement rather resolve their own security issues.<\/strong><\/p>\n The Taliban Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Abdul Qahar Balki asked Pakistan to refrain from giving irresponsible remarks and instead focus on the security situation and internal issues of the country.<\/p>\n \u201cWe categorically reject baseless allegations by a Pakistani army spokesman linking the attack on a passenger train in Balochistan province with Afghanistan, and urge the Pakistani side to focus on resolving their own security and internal problems instead of such irresponsible remarks,\u201d Balkhi added.<\/p>\n Balkhi furthered that \u201cno members of Balouch opposition have presence in Afghanistan, nor have they ever had or have any links with the Islamic Emirate.\u201d<\/p>\n He expressed his saddened by the loss of life of innocents in the incident, lamenting that \u201csacrificing civilians for political objectives is unjustifiable\u201d.<\/p>\n Baloch struggle against injustices.<\/strong><\/p>\n The incident came despite the fact that the Baloch struggle against injustices by the Pakistani military began in 1948. These struggles are in response to systematic discrimination, political marginalization, the \u201ckill and dump\u201d policy, and the unjust exploitation of Balochistan\u2019s natural resources.<\/p>\n Given these facts, a fundamental question arises: What is the difference between the oppression of the Pakistani military against the Baloch and the oppression of the same military\u2019s proxy forces in the form of the Taliban against the people of Afghanistan?<\/p>\n \u201cWhat difference should there be between the BLA and those who have condemned it, to call one a terrorist group and consider themselves legitimate fighters, while both groups have resorted to armed resistance in response to injustice and oppression,\u201d Rahmatullah Nabil former Afghan spy head said.<\/p>\n It seems that condemning the Baloch freedom movement indicates a double policy that can add to the distrust of the narrative of the struggle of these movements. \u201cI think it is essential to address such issues by paying attention to the historical and social roots of the conflicts and responding to them with a fair and impartial approach.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The recent attack on the Jafar Express passenger train in the Pakistani province of Balochistan by the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) has sparked a number of reactions, including strong condemnation from the National Resistance Front and some Afghan jihadi organizations. Many people asked for designation of the BLA as a terrorist group. Pakistan Foreign Ministry […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8378,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[634,1754,1291,503,7944,123,1045,1383],"class_list":["post-8375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-asia","tag-attack","tag-blame-game","tag-governments","tag-headline","tag-hijack","tag-passenger","tag-terrorist","tag-train"],"yoast_head":"\n