Jaffar Express attack
\nDG ISPR says all 33 terrorists killed, no harm caused to passeners during clearance operation
\n rawalpindi
\nThe Pakistan Army announced on Wednesday that the Jaffar Express hostage-rescue operation was completed successfully and all attackers present at the site were killed by security forces and hostages freed.
\nSpeaking to a private news channel, Director General Inter-Services Public Relations Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry confirmed the completion of the complex operation, elaborating that units from the Pakistan Air Force (PAF), Special Services Group (SSG), army and Frontier Corps (FC) took part.
\n\u201cAll 33 terrorists have been sent to hell…no harm caused to any passener during the clearance operation,\u201d the DG ISPR said. However, he added, before the clearance operation, 21 passengers were martyred by the terrorists.
\nDivulging details of the incident, Lt Gen Chaudhry said the terrorists targeted a railway track in Bolan on March 11, stopped Jaffar Express and took passengers hostage. \u201cThe militants used hostages, including women and children, as human shields,\u201d he added.
\nFurthermore, he said that the attackers had placed the hostages in groups with suicide bombers sitting amongst them. \u201cThe suicide bombers were taken out by security forces snipers,\u201d he added.
\n\u201cThe terrorists remained in contact with their facilitators and mastermind based in Afghanistan via satellite phone during the clearance operation,\u201d he revealed.
\nHe noted that all terrorists present on the site of the incident were killed, however, the clearance of train and area were being carried out by bomb disposal squad as per the standard operating procedure.
\nBesides this, Lt Gen Chaudhry said held hostages who fled to nearby areas during clearance operation were being gathered as well.
\nElaborating on the final clearance operation that was conducted earlier today, the ISPR chief said the armed forces cleared the all boogies one by one and \u201csent 33 terrorists to hell\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Jaffar Express attack DG ISPR says all 33 terrorists killed, no harm caused to passeners during clearance operation rawalpindi The Pakistan Army announced on Wednesday that the Jaffar Express hostage-rescue operation was completed successfully and all attackers present at the site were killed by security forces and hostages freed. Speaking to a private news channel, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":466758,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-466737","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n