Security forces said they freed more than 340 train passengers in a two-day rescue operation that ended late on Wednesday after a separatist group bombed a remote railway track in mountainous southwest Balochistan and stormed a train with around 450 passengers on board.
Aleema Khan and PTI lawyers engaged in a heated exchange outside Adiala Jail over legal meeting protocols with Imran Khan. The PTI founder later expressed displeasure and assured lawyers he would instruct Aleema to avoid further disputes.
More than 450 passengers were on board when militants captured the train at the entrance of a tunnel in a remote frontier district, with an unknown number of hostages still being held.
Armed assailants attacked the Quetta-Peshawar Jaffar Express in Balochistan’s Bolan district, injuring the train driver after detonating a railway track and opening fire. Security personnel on board engaged in a heavy exchange of gunfire, while emergency measures were implemented at Sibi hospital.
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has announced a reduction in electricity prices for consumers across the country under the monthly Fuel Charge Adjustment (FCA).