Armed activists in the Pakistan Balutchistan region attacked a train carrying more than 400 Passengers and took a number of them hostage, the BBC said on Tuesday.
The Liberation Army Baloch (Bla) shot the Jaffar Express train while he was traveling from Quetta to Peshawar.
The separatist group said it had bombed the track before storming the train in the distant district of Sibi, saying that the train was under its control.
At least 16 activists were killed and 104 passengers rescued Wednesday morning, local media reported.
Among those who rescued, 17 wounded passengers, who were hospitalized for treatment.
The activists had threatened to kill hostages if the authorities did not disclose Balouth political prisoners within 48 hours, according to local relationships.
The rescue operation is underway.
He was reported as a “intense shot” on the train, a spokesman for the Balutchistan government in Dawn said on Tuesday.
A senior police official said that he “remains stuck just before a tunnel surrounded by mountains,” reports the AFP news agency.
A senior army official confirmed to the BBC that there were more than 100 members of army staff coming from Quetta on the train.
The Pakistani authorities – as well as several Western countries, including the United Kingdom and the United States – have appointed BLA as a terrorist organization.
He led a several decades insurrection to gain independence and launched numerous deadly attacks, often targeting police stations, railway lines and highways.
On Tuesday, the group warned against the “serious consequences” if an attempt was made to save those it holds.
“I can’t find the words to describe how we managed to escape. It was terrifying,” Muhammad Bilal told one of the released hostages to AFP News Agency.
Allahditta, another passenger, said that he had been authorized to leave because of his heart disease. The 49 -year -old recalled how people “started to hide under the panic seats” when the attackers stormed the train.
A local railway manager in Quetta Earlier, the BBC said that a group of 80 passengers – 11 children, 26 women and 43 men – had managed to land the train and go to the station closest to Panir.
The official said that the group was made up of premises in the Balutchistan province.
A man, whose brother-in-law was still detained on the train, described a scary wait. He said he had tried to go to the region, but many roads were closed.
Meanwhile, anxious passenger families were trying to obtain information About their loved ones from the Quetta station counter.
The son of a passenger, Muhammad Ashraf, who left Quetta for Lahore on Tuesday morning, told the BBC Urdu that he had not been able to contact his father.
Another parent said he was “frantic with concern” about his cousin and his little child, who was traveling from Quetta to Multan to seek a family member.
“No one tells me what’s going on or if they are safe,” Imran Khan told the news agency in Reuters.
The officials say they have not yet communicated with anyone on the train.
The region has no internet coverage and mobile network, officials at the BBC said.
Balutchistan is the largest province in Pakistan and the richest in terms of natural resources, but it is the least developed.
Additional reports by Usman Zahid and BBC OURDOU
