Pakistan Army Claims Militants Used Afghan and Foreign Weapons in Train Hijacking

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN — Pakistan’s army has claimed that militant groups used “Afghan and foreign weapons” in the deadly attack on the Jaffar Express train in southwestern Balochistan.

Speaking at a press briefing in Islamabad on Friday, Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, the army’s media chief, alleged that the attackers maintained communication with their handler in Afghanistan and received instructions from them.