A passenger train in Balochistan, Pakistan, was attacked by separatist militants, injuring the driver and resulting in a hostage situation involving over 100 passengers. The Baloch Liberation Army claimed responsibility, demanding the withdrawal of security forces to release the hostages. The train was derailed after the militants blew up the railway track.

Amidst the turmoil in Bangladesh, ISI chief Lt Gen Asim Malik’s visit to Dhaka — the first such visit in decades — is being is seen as a sign of Pakistan’s ambition in the Northeast

The Awami Action Committee (AAC), headed by Kashmir’s influential cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, and Jammu and Kashmir Ittihadul Muslimeen (JKIM), led by Shia leader Masroor Abbas Ansari, were on Tuesday banned by the Centre for their alleged antinational activities, supporting terrorism and fuelling secessionist activities.