Jaffar Express attack: Director General (DG) Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, will hold a press conference today (Friday) at 3:30 PM regarding the Jaffar Express hijack.
The Chief Minister of Balochistan will also be present alongside the DG ISPR during the press briefing. DG ISPR will share the details of the incident and the security forces’ rescue operation during Jaffer Express hijack.
The DG ISPR and the Chief Minister of Balochistan will also highlight key points regarding the terrorist attack on Jaffar Express.
Jaffer Express Attack
Earlier, the Director General (DG) Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) Lt General Ahmad Sharif on Wednesday told the media that the operation, launched after the hijack of Jaffar Express, has been completed.
According to the DG ISPR all Terrorists have been neutralized.
“On March 11 in Bolan, terrorists targeted a railroad track around 1pm and blew it up with a blast and stopped the Jaffer Express. According to railway officials, the train had 440 passengers,” he gave the statement on a private channel.
Lt general Chaudhary provided the details about operation and highlighted the operational difficulties posed by the incident site’s remoteness, which was far from cities and had no road links
“The terrorists used hostages, including women and children, as human shields. The recovery operation was immediately started,” he added.
According to him, army, air force, Frontier Corps and SSG personnel had taken part and rescued the hostages.
“These terrorists were in contact with their supporters and masterminds in Afghanistan during the operation via satellite phone. You saw that around 100 passengers were safely rescued yesterday evening from the terrorists, and today as well, a large number of passengers have been recovered,” Lt Chaudhary said.
