India, March 14 -- The Balochistan Liberation Army or BLA militants ambushed the Jaffar Express train, carrying 440 passengers, near the mountainous terrain of Gudalar and Piru Kunri in Pakistan's Balochistan province on Tuesday. The militants killed 21 passengers and four paramilitary soldiers before the Army eliminated all 33 terrorists on Wednesday.

Hostages freed after a day-long ordeal following a militant attack on a train recalled crouching on the floor for hours before their release, as the bodies of 25 victims reached Quetta, news agency Reuters reported.

The separatist BLA detonated train tracks and held passengers hostage in a tense standoff with security forces in a remote mountain pass.

The militants with rocket launchers,...