Terrorists in explosive vests have reportedly threatened Pakistan train passengers' lives if officials refuse to release imprisoned militants.

After more than a day of fighting with separatist militants who hijacked a train carrying hundreds of passengers, Pakistan’s army said it had brought the insurgent attack to an end, but that 21 passengers and four paramilitary personnel had been killed.

The Balochistan Liberation Army or BLA is an ethnonationalist militant group operating from the southern regions of Pakistan, perpetrating its attack in neighbouring Pakistan’s Balochistan province. On Tuesday,