29 hostage injured in Jaffar Express attack moved to Quetta

QUETTA: As many as 29 hostage injured in the Jaffar Express hijacking were shifted to Quetta for treatment by the law enforcement agencies (LEA).

According to the hospital administration, 16 injured were taken to Combined Military Hospital (CMH) and 13 were taken to Civil Hospital Quetta. The condition of the injured is out of danger.

According to the railway police, the martyrs were also among the railway police officer Shamroz.

The injured say the Pakistan Army helped them greatly.

Amjad Yaseen, the driver of Jaffar Express, which was targeted in a terrorist attack while travelling from Quetta to Peshawar, has been confirmed safe.

Yaseen, a resident of Changa Manga’s Chak No 17, survived the attack, as verified by his family. A video of him confirming his well-being has gone viral on social media.

A false reports circulated online claiming that he had lost his life in the attack. However, Yaseen personally called his brother, Amir, to assure him that he was completely unharmed.

Earleir, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said on Wednesday that the clearance operation, launched after the Jaffar Express train was attacked and hijacked, has been completed with all terrorists present killed.

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Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said…

Speaking to a private news channel, Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, confirmed the successful completion of the complex operation, stating that units from the Pakistan Air Force (PAF), Special Services Group (SSG), the army, and Frontier Corps (FC) participated in the mission.

He declared that all 33 terrorists had been eliminated and emphasized that no passengers were harmed during the clearance operation. However, he noted that prior to the operation, the terrorists had killed 21 passengers.