The Pakistan Army has alleged that the attack on a passenger train in Balochistan this week was orchestrated by militants based in Afghanistan.The assault on the train, which was carrying 400 passengers, began on Tuesday afternoon and continued until Wednesday.
The attack resulted in the deaths of 21 passengers, 33 assailants, and four soldiers.
The Balochistan Liberation Army has claimed responsibility for the incident.In an official statement, the Pakistan Army asserted that during the attack, militants in Afghanistan maintained contact with the assailants via satellite phones.The statement called on the Islamic Emirate to prevent Afghan soil from being used for attacks against Pakistan.Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, the spokesperson for the Pakistan Army, also stated on Dunya News TV that Afghanistan supports militants and warned that the recent attack &will change the rules of the game.&&Whoever does this, let me say it very clearly, will be hunted down and brought to justice.
Let me also say that this incident of Jaffer Express changes the rules of the game,& he said.&We cannot allow anyone to target Pakistanis on behalf of their foreign paymasters,& he said, pledging to hunt down those responsible wherever they were.The Islamic Emirate has repeatedly dismissed Pakistan'saccusations that attacks in the country are being planned from Afghanistan.The post Pakistan Army claims Balochistan train attack orchestrated from Afghanistan first appeared on Ariana News.