The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Monday arrested a suspect involved in an alleged “anti-state campaign” on social media over the Jaffar Express train attack from Banigala on the outskirts of Islamabad.
The recent attack in Balochistan occurred on Tuesday afternoon when the train, travelling from Quetta to Peshawar and carrying 440 passengers, was ambushed by Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) terrorists.
They opened fire on the train and held the passengers hostage, prompting the security forces to initiate an operation that lasted two days.
On Wednesday evening, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry confirmed that the operation had been concluded, with 33 terrorists killed. The ISPR chief also said that 26 hostages, including 18 security personnel, lost their lives but no hostages were harmed during the final rescue phase. Five more security personnel were martyred during the operation.
According to a statement issued by an FIA spokesperson, the suspect, identified as Haider Saeed, was arrested during a raid in Banigala for “spreading a hate campaign against state institutions”.
The suspect had “shared negative propaganda and derogatory content against institutions during the Jaffar Express tragedy”, the statement added.
