Pakistan security forces on Wednesday successfully rescued 155 hostages held by terrorists after an attack on the Jaffar Express at Balochistan’s Bolan Pass, killing 27 attackers, ARY News reported citing security sources. The rescued hostages included men, women, and children, of which 37 were injured during the rescue operation.

A group of terrorists launched the attack on the Peshawar-Quetta Jaffar Express, leaving the driver severely injured in the Bolan Pass area of Balochistan, while targeting civilians. The militants detonated a bomb on the railway track, bringing the train to a halt, and then took over around 400 passengers hostage. The terrorists are still holding around 240 people hostage.