Islamabad, March 13 -- Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will take stock of the law and order situation during his visit to Quetta, capital of the restive Balochistan province, following the Jaffar Express hijack incident, media reports said on Thursday.

The premier's visit comes after security forces eliminated all 33 Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) terrorists who had hijacked the Jaffar Express, which was carrying more than 400 passengers who were taken hostage on Tuesday in Balochistan's Bolan district, the Geo News reported.

The armed forces completed a two-day operation against terrorists who were in contact with their facilitators and masterminds in Afghanistan via satellite phone, said Director General Inter-Services Public ...