This is reported by Geo TV channel, citing sources in law enforcement agencies.

The security forces are continuing the operation to free the remaining passengers, who could have been 450 at the time of the militant attack. The exact number of extremists involved in the attack is not known. It is also reported that 17 released hostages were hospitalized for "emergency medical care." The nature of their injuries is not specified.

According to the TV channel, the attackers drove the train to a remote region near the borders with Afghanistan and Iran. After the special operation to free the hostages was launched, the militants broke up into small groups. The channel's security sources claim that the extremists use satellite phones and keep in touch with the alleged organizers of the attack, who are in Afghanistan. The operation is complicated by the fact that the militants are using hostages as human shields, the TV channel reports.

On Tuesday, militants of the Balochistan Liberation Army extremist group took 450 passengers of a train in Pakistan hostage, en route from the city of Quetta (the administrative center of Balochistan province) to the city of Peshawar (the administrative center of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province). The extremists blew up the railway tracks and then opened fire on the train. The train driver was injured. During the attack, there was a shootout between members of the train's security service and the militants. tass.ru.