Over 100 hostages freed in deadly Pakistan train siege

A soldier works to evacuate freed train passengers at the Mach railway station, which has been turned into a makeshift hospital, after Pakistani security forces freed passengers following a security operation against armed militants who ambushed the train on March 11, 2025. - AFP

MACH: Three people were killed and around a hundred hostages freed by Pakistani troops on Tuesday (March 12) after armed militants attacked a train carrying over 450 passengers in the country's southwestern Balochistan province.

It was not immediately clear how many people remained on board the train as security forces continued operations overnight.