The train was hijacked near Bol n Pass, close to the Pehro Kunri stations. The Majid Brigade of the BLA had taken responsibility for the attack, claiming to have captured over 100 Pakistani soldiers.

The clearance operation launched after the Jaffar Express train's hijacking in Balochistan was complete and all 33 "terrorists" were killed at the site of the attack, Dawn reported citing the Pakistan Army's media wing.

The Pakistani army said the tense standoff between forces and Jaffer Express hijackers concluded on Wednesday as it killed all the rebels involved in the ambush and secured the release of the hostages