Two months following the sensational hijacking of the Jaffar Categorical in Balochistan, the Baloch Liberation Military (BLA) has now come out with a 35-minute video explaining the operation, straight refuting Pakistan’s account of occasions involving the March 11 hijacking.
The video, printed by the BLA’s media division Hakkal, supplies the primary detailed visible report of the hijacking, operated underneath codename Darra-e-Bolan 2.0. The clip reveals the time BLA militants detonated railway tracks and hijacked the Peshawar-bound passenger prepare that had greater than 450 passengers onboard on the time.
In response to the BLA, its militants occupied the prepare for 2 days, holding over 200 Pakistani safety personnel, together with railway employees, hostage. The separatist outfit asserts that the operation was designed to inflict a heavy blow on what it termed the “occupying Pakistani state.”
The Baloch Liberation Military (BLA) has launched a 35-minute video documenting its assault and hijacking of the Jaffar Categorical prepare.
The footage reveals BLA fighters conducting clearance operations contained in the prepare. It additionally captures scenes the place girls, youngsters, and the… pic.twitter.com/ZTdrf8H6LK
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Pakistan’s military had beforehand mentioned that the standoff was over after a 30-hour operation through which all 33 BLA fighters who had been concerned had been killed. Authorities additionally mentioned they killed 23 troopers, three railway employees, and 5 passengers. The newly circulated BLA video contradicted these allegations, that includes what it claims are coordinated actions by its combatants and low casualties on their aspect.
The clip begins with a declaration from a masked BLA combatant, justifying the intention of the operation. “Our battle and conflict has come to a degree the place we’re to take such essential selections,” he mentioned. “A gun is required to halt the gun… Baloch younger males have taken the choice at the moment to assault the enemy with none hesitation.”
Videography additionally featured fight briefings, coaching scenes of the group’s Fidayeen unit — the Majeed Brigade — and goodbye messages from its fighters. The BLA highlights self-discipline and readiness of its fighters, in distinction with the Pakistani Military’s depiction of the operation as chaotic and indiscriminate.
Notably, the video additionally depicted girls, youngsters, and aged commuters being led out safely from the prepare, contravening Pakistan’s allegations of brutality and indiscriminate violence all through the siege.
The video launch is a break from BLA’s visible propaganda, supposed to bolster its narrative and discredit Pakistan’s narrative. The group reaffirmed its resolve to pursue the armed battle for the independence of Balochistan, threatening Pakistani authorities that “they’d not final lengthy in Balochistan.”
The hijacking, one of the outstanding assaults in current historical past, has as soon as once more raised considerations relating to safety within the conflict-ridden area and indicated the growing capabilities of rebel forces working in Balochistan.