Pakistan accused India of sponsoring terrorism without implicating it directly in the recent Balochistan train attack. Communication during the attack was traced to Afghanistan, and Pakistan urged Afghanistan to act against the perpetrators.

Pakistan's Foreign Office on Thursday accused India of being behind the hijack of the Jaffar Express in Balochistan, in which 21 passengers and four paramilitary soldiers were killed by Baloch militants.

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.