{"id":67886,"date":"2025-03-12T19:24:18","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T14:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=67886"},"modified":"2025-03-12T19:24:18","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T14:24:18","slug":"us-condemns-jaffar-express-attack-pledges-support-to-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/us-condemns-jaffar-express-attack-pledges-support-to-pakistan\/","title":{"rendered":"US condemns Jaffar Express attack, pledges support to Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: The <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/us-embassy-issues-warning-for-citizens-to-avoid-islamabads-faisal-mosque-area\/\">US Embassy in Islamabad<\/a> strongly condemned the brutal attack on the Jaffar Express train and the hostage-taking of passengers in the Kachi area of \u200b\u200bBalochistan.<\/p>\n<p>The attack, which was claimed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/over-150-rescued-27-terrorists-killed-in-jaffar-express-hijack-operation\/\">Baloch Liberation Army<\/a> (BLA) &#8212; a US-designated global terrorist organization &#8212; has been widely condemned.<\/p>\n<p>In an official statement on its X account, the US Embassy expressed its deepest sympathies to the victims, their families, and all those affected by this tragic incident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe strongly condemn the attack on the Jaffar Express train and the hostage-taking of passengers. The Pakistani people deserve to live free from violence and fear,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>Reiterating its commitment to Pakistan\u2019s security, the US pledged to stand with the country in its efforts to combat terrorism. \u201cThe United States remains a steadfast partner of Pakistan in its efforts to ensure the safety and security of all its citizens. We stand in solidarity with Pakistan in this difficult time,\u201d the embassy added.<\/p>\n<p>According to security sources, the rescue operation to free the Jaffar Express from the terrorists has entered its final stages. The train&#8217;s departure has been suspended for three days due to security concerns amid the ongoing security operation in Bolan city of Balochistan.<\/p>\n<p>According to security sources, 190 passengers have been safely evacuated so far while 30 terrorists have been killed during the operation. They said that a large number of hostage passengers, including women and children, who were being used as human shields, have been rescued.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: The US Embassy in Islamabad strongly condemned the brutal attack on the Jaffar Express train and the hostage-taking of passengers in the Kachi area of \u200b\u200bBalochistan. The attack, which was claimed by the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) &#8212; a US-designated global terrorist organization &#8212; has been widely condemned. In an official statement on its [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":64045,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[13614,179,26468],"class_list":["post-67886","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan","tag-baloch-liberation-army","tag-bla","tag-us-embassy-in-islamabad"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67886","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67886"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67886\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":67887,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67886\/revisions\/67887"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64045"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67886"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67886"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67886"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}