Category: Pakistan Current Affairs March 2025

Correct Answer: B. 182

The BLA, the group which carried out the attack, claimed that it had more than 180 hostages on the train with it, a majority of them security personnel.

Correct Answer: A. BLA

Balochistan Liberation Army militants blow up railway tracks and hijack the Jaffar Express train bound from Quetta to Peshawar taking 450 people hostages including both security personnel and civilians.

Correct Answer: C. 400+

On 11 March 2025, the Jaffar Express, a Pakistani passenger train travelling from Quetta to Peshawar with over 400 people reportedly on board, was hijacked by the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA). The attackers reportedly detonated explosives in tunnels and on the train tracks before opening fire on the train.

Correct Answer: C. 12%

Correct Answer: D. March 10, 2025

On March 10, 2025, Pakistan’s central bank maintained its interest rate at 12%, pausing a series of rate cuts aimed at stimulating economic growth. This decision comes amid concerns over currency stability and the trade deficit. Economists are urging the implementation of reforms in taxation, energy, and the privatization of state-owned enterprises to address ongoing economic challenges.

Correct Answer: B. Jaish Al-Fursan

Eighteen people are killed in a combined suicide bombing and assault on a military base in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, that is claimed by the Pakistani Taliban affiliate Jaish Al-Fursan.

Correct Answer: B. 2nd Rank

According to the Global Terrorism Index 2025, Pakistan ranked 2nd, while Burkina Faso ranked 1st. Pakistan ranked second in the Global Terrorism Index 2025, with the number of deaths in terrorist attacks rising by 45 per cent over the past year to 1,081. The Global Terrorism Index 2025 published by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) provides a comprehensive summary of the key trends and patterns in terrorism over the last 17 years. The report ranks 163 countries (99.7pc of the world’s population) according to the impact of terrorism. The indicators include the number of terrorist incidents, fatalities, injuries, and hostages. This is the fifth consecutive year in which an increase in terrorism-related deaths has been recorded and the largest year-on-year increase in the last decade for Pakistan. This trend is mirrored by a rise in the number of terror attacks, which more than doubled from 517 in 2023 to 1,099 in 2024. This is the first year that attacks have exceeded 1,000 since the inception of the Index. 

Correct Answer: B. 4 March 2025

Eighteen people are killed in a combined suicide bombing and assault on a military base in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, that is claimed by the Pakistani Taliban affiliate Jaish Al-Fursan.

Correct Answer: C. Border clash at Torkham crossing

On March 2-3, 2025, clashes occurred at the Torkham border crossing between Pakistani forces and Afghan Taliban border guards. The exchange resulted in casualties on both sides, including deaths and injuries, and left civilians injured on the Pakistani side.