Police say at least three people were injured in the attack and it is unclear how many people are being held hostage. 

​Police say at least three people were injured in the attack and it is unclear how many people are being held hostage.  

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