Balochistan, March 12 -- The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has issued a stern warning to the Pakistani state, citing that it has only 24 hours left to exchange prisoners, following BLA's continued control over the Jaffar Express and its more than 200 hostages.

In a press release issued today, the BLA maintained that if no practical progress is made on the prisoner swap within this final window, all hostages will be tried in the Baloch National Court.

Initially, the BLA had given Pakistan a 48-hour ultimatum to negotiate a prisoner exchange. However, with Pakistan's refusal to act and its delay tactics, the BLA now asserts that the window for negotiation is rapidly closing. In the press release, the BLA accused the Pakistani government of...