Following the hijacking of the Jaffar Express train by Baloch rebel groups, Pakistan's military has vowed to challenge terrorists and their supporters. The Baloch Liberation Army claims to have executed 214 hostages after Pakistan ignored their ultimatum for negotiations.

The hijacking of the Jaffar Express signals that the conflict in Balochistan is reaching a dangerous new phase.

The Jaffar Express, carrying 440 passengers in nine coaches, was travelling from Quetta to Peshawar when members of the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) derailed it using explosives and hijacked it near the mountainous terrain of Gudalar and Piru Kunri,