London, March 13 -- Hakeem Baloch, member of the Baloch National Movement's Foreign Committee, stated that the Jaffar train hijack incident highlighted the ongoing Baloch struggle against Pakistani oppression and the exploitation of their resources by both the Pakistani state and international powers.

Hakeem Baloch said, "The Baloch Liberation Army released a statement saying that the civilians were released, the women, children, elderly and the other civilians, those who were not military personnel, those who were not part of the Pakistani government or military in any shape or form, they have been released."

According to Hakeem, the group stressed that only military personnel were taken hostage as part of their ongoing demands for the...