In the Jaffar Express train attack incident, at least 30 terrorists were killed and 104 passengers rescued by the security forces after Baloch militants hijacked the train in a tunnel in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province on Tuesday, security officials said.

In a latest statement, the BLA called the Pakistani government an “occupying state” and listed its demands. “BLA has maintained complete control of the train and all hostages for the past eight hours. Under the rules of war, these 214 hostages are considered prisoners of war and BLA is prepared for a prisoner exchange. The occupying state of Pakistan is given 48 hours to immediately and unconditionally release Baloch political prisoners, forcibly disappeared persons and national resistance activists,” the statement said.