Following the Balochistan train hijack by the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), a debate has triggered whether India could potentially play a key role in liberating Balochistan from Pakistan, with experts comparing the scenario with the 1971 Bangladesh war of liberation.

The DG ISPR commended the Pakistan Army, Special Services Group, Law Enforcement Agencies and FC for conducting the operation with utmost precision and caution. He mentioned that not a single causality happened during the conduct of the operation. He said some passengers were martyred before the launch of the operation by the security forces.

The army on Friday traced a strong nexus between India, the terrorist group and its handlers operating from Afghanistan via satellite phones behind the hijacking of Jaffer Express.

We strongly reject the baseless allegations made by Pakistan. The whole world knows where the epicentre of global terrorism lies,' external affairs ministry spokesperson RandhirJaiswal said

Islamabad should “look inwards” instead of pointing fingers and shifting blame, India said in its first official comment after an attack on a Quetta-Peshawar train by the Baloch Liberation Army left 21 passengers dead.

Relatives comfort each other during the funeral prayer of a victim of a train attack, in Quetta, Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, on March 13. (AP)

India on Friday trashed Pakistan’s allegations of backing terrorism against that country following the Balochistan train attack and said Islamabad should look inwards before shifting the blame on others for its “failures”.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan military and Balochistan provincial leadership on Friday accused India of orchestrating terrorism in the restive southwestern province, a day after the PM Shehbaz Sharif-led govt levelled similar allegations against New Delhi.