Jaffar Express tragedy: DG ISPR to hold important press conference today

Rawalpindi: Director General (DG) Inter-Service Public Relations (ISPR) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif and Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfaraz Bugti will hold an important press conference today at 3:30pm.

According to the details, the press conference will be briefed on the Jaffar Express incident and the rescue operation of the security forces.

The press conference will present important points related to the Jaffar Express.

It is pertinent to note that on March 11, terrorists blew up the railway track in the Bolan Pak area, attacked the Jafar Express, and took more than 400 passengers hostage.

Although difficulties were faced due to the remote area, the security forces conducted a major operation to rescue the hostages at Bolan Pass in the Dhadar area.

The next day, the Director General of the ISPR of the Pakistan Army Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said that the hostage passengers of the Jaffar Express were rescued and all 33 terrorists were killed, however, before the operation began, the terrorists martyred 21 civilians.