{"id":376,"date":"2025-03-13T18:08:48","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T18:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/2025\/03\/13\/putin-expresses-condolences-to-pakistan-over-jaffar-express-attack\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T18:08:48","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T18:08:48","slug":"putin-expresses-condolences-to-pakistan-over-jaffar-express-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=376","title":{"rendered":"Putin expresses condolences to Pakistan over Jaffar Express attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Russian President Vladimir Putin extended his condolences to Pakistan\u2019s leadership following the tragic terrorist attack on a passenger train in Balochistan.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement released by the Russian Embassy in Pakistan on X, he praised the courage and professionalism of Pakistani security forces who successfully rescued hostages.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Please accept my profound condolences on the tragic aftermath of the terrorist attack on a passenger train in the Province of Balochistan,&#8221; Putin wrote in his message to President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe resolutely condemn this brutal and cynical crime, whose victims included a large number of women and children,\u201d he continued, underscoring Russia\u2019s firm stance against terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>Putin further commended the &#8220;courage and high professionalism of Pakistani military and law enforcement officers, whose decisive actions helped save hundreds of lives.&#8221; He highlighted Russia\u2019s ongoing commitment to enhancing cooperation with Pakistan in the fight against terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Russia remains committed to strengthening cooperation with its Pakistani partners in combating all forms of terrorism,&#8221; Putin added, reaffirming his nation&#8217;s resolve to stand by Pakistan in its efforts to combat militant threats.<\/p>\n<p>The Russian president also expressed his sympathy to the victims&#8217; families and extended his wishes for the &#8220;speedy recovery to all those who have suffered at the hands of militants.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Security forces stormed the hijacked Jaffar Express on Wednesday, bringing a dramatic end to a 30-hour siege in the rugged Bolan area of Balochistan, killing all 33 terrorists, while successfully rescuing more than 300 passengers.<\/p>\n<p>Lt-Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, the chief military spokesperson, revealed that 21 hostages lost their lives during the day-long standoff.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) director general firmly said that no civilians were harmed in the final rescue operation carried out by the armed forces.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin extended his condolences to Pakistan\u2019s leadership following the tragic terrorist attack on a passenger train in Balochistan. In a statement released by the Russian Embassy in Pakistan on X, he praised the courage and professionalism of Pakistani security forces who successfully rescued hostages. &#8220;Please accept my profound condolences on the tragic [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-376","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=376"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=376"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=376"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=376"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}