Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived on Thursday in Quetta on a day-long visit after a terrorist attack involving the hijacking of an express train in Balochistan province. He was received by Chief Minister Balochistan Mir Sarfaraz Bugti, as per Radio Pakistan.

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said Pakistan cannot progress without eliminating terrorism from Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He condemned the attack and warned against anti-army propaganda.

The train was going from Quetta to Peshawar when Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) militants derailed it using explosives and hijacked it near the mountainous terrain of Gudalar and Piru Kunri in a tunnel 160 kilometres from Quetta.

The train, with around 500 passengers on board in nine coaches, was travelling from Quetta to Peshawar when it came under attack.

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will visit Quetta to review the law and order situation following the Jaffar Express hijacking incident, as per Geo News.The visit comes after security forces successfully eliminated 33 rebels from the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) who hijacked the train,