Pakistani militants kill 10, worried families await news

Next to Pakistan where militants attacked a train and killed at least 10 people, including the driver and security staff, in the country's southwestern province of Balochistan.

The Balach Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the attack on Tuesday afternoon on the Jaffar Express Train traveling from Quetta to Peshawar, with some 450 passengers on board.

According to CNN police surrounded the train and were involved in an exchange of fire with militants.

The report also said 104 passengers had been released on Tuesday night.

The BLA said it is seeking the release of political prisoners, activists, and missing persons related to the group which it says have been abducted by the military.

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif denounced the attack.