The United Nations condemned the terrorist attack in Balochistan against a Quetta-Peshawar passenger train on Tuesday in which armed militants took a number of hostages, including women and children, and called for their immediate release.
"We've just seen the reports; We, of course, condemn any hostage taking, and we call on those who've taken people hostage to release them at once," the UN Secretary-General's Spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric, said in response to a question at the regular noon briefing in New York.
According to reports, Pakistani security forces are conducting a rescue operation for passengers taken hostages and a number of them have already been freed.