ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's military spokesman said on Friday the death toll in a train hijacking in the country's southwestern mountains had risen to 31 and he repeated accusations that neighbouring India and Afghanistan backed the militants who carried it out.

Islamabad: At least 31 people were killed during a two day train siege in southwestern Pakistan carried out by militants, the country s army

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s neglected southwestern province of Balochistan has been the scene of a yearslong insurgency, with a dramatic uptick in attacks in recent years underscoring the struggles the government in Islamabad faces in dealing with myriad security threats.

Pakistan Train Hijack: 155 passengers were rescued after the Jaffar Express was hijacked in Pakistan, 27 Baloch rebels were killed. At the same time, people released from BLA's captivity have told the painful story of the incident.

Pakistani security forces stormed a train on Wednesday that had been hijacked by separatist militants, killing all 33 attackers and ending a day-long standoff involving hundreds of hostages, the military said.