Pakistan has told the United Nations that he has “credible evidence” that a deadly incident to take hostages aboard a passenger train in Baluchistan last month was backed by external forces, urging the international community to intensify efforts to hold the perpetrators responsible.
Speaking at the launch of the Network of the Association of Terrorism Victims at the UN, Jawad Ajmal, advisor to the UN Mission of Pakistan, said that March’s attack against Jaffer Express was orchestrated by militants of the Baloch Liberation Army (Bla), which resulted in the death of more than 30 hostages and militants during a highlight of 36 hours with the security forces.
“Pakistan has credible evidence that this attack had an external sponsorship of our adversaries in the region,” said Ajmal, without naming a specific country. He described the incident as an “atrocious terrorist attack” and requested stronger global mechanisms to avoid such violence.
Ajmal asked for a unified and unified international response to terrorism and expressed concern that despite global strategies, such attacks continue to increase. “We must look beyond narrow political interests and geopolitical agendas,” he said, and added, “just confront the roots of terrorism we can protect future victims.”
He also highlighted Pakistan’s long struggle with militancy, noting that the country has lost more than 80,000 lives for terrorism in the last two decades. When paying tribute to security personnel, Ajmal praised the sacrifices of the application of the law and military forces to defend the country.
The comments of the Pakistani diplomat occurred in the context of the growing regional tensions, particularly after the murder of 26 tourists in illegally occupied Indians Jammu and Cashmiro last week, an attack by New Delhi blame for Islamabad. Pakistan has categorically denied participation and condemned violence.
Pakistan, he added, had joined the UN Security Council to condemn Pahalgam’s recent attack and expressed condolences to the families of the victims, reiterating his commitment to regional peace.
