On April 1, the Eastern Theater Command announced the start of comprehensive drills around Taiwan, which involve ground troops, missile forces, the Navy and the Air Force ...

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Mar 12, 2025 11:59 AM IST Pakistan to launch ‘full-scale’ operation to free train hostages Pakistan security forces were set to launch a “full-scale operation” on Wednesday to free train ...

The 27 slain soldiers had been travelling on the train as passengers, the army official said. One on-duty soldier was killed in the clearance operation. The official did not give a civilian death ...

'Such cowardly acts will not shake Pakistan’s resolve for peace': Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif Spoke with Chief Minister Sarfaraz Bugti who briefed me on the latest developments in the heinous ...

Rana Dilawar, a senior police official, said the "train is still on the spot and the armed men are holding passengers". He added that helicopters and additional forces have been deployed with the ...

Sibi: Pakistan security sources said Wednesday they had freed 155 hostages from around 450 passengers while killing 27 militants as a Pakistan train siege in restive Balochistan province entered a ...

SIBI, Pakistan: Pakistan security forces were set to launch a "full-scale operation" on Wednesday to free train passengers taken hostage by militants, including suicide bombers, officials said.

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistani security forces have killed 27 terrorists and rescued 155 passengers during an ongoing operation to rescue hostages following a train attack in the country's southwest ...