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news Scmp World 2026-05-24

Pakistan Train Attack Kills 24; Baloch Liberation Army Claims Responsibility

An explosive-laden car targeted a train in Pakistan's Balochistan province, killing at least 24 people, including army personnel. The BLA claimed responsibility for the attack.


A blast targeting a train carrying military personnel killed at least 24 people on Sunday in Pakistan’s turbulent southwestern province of Balochistan, a senior official said. Army servicemen were among the victims of the attack in the provincial capital Quetta, which wounded more than 50 people, the official told AFP. The attack, claimed by the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) militant group, was branded a “cowardly” act of terrorism by Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Images showed a...

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