The Kabul Tribune (KT) — Armed men abducted 18 laborers and the son of a marble mine owner in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province on Sunday, police said, according to Dawn newspaper.
The armed men entered the mine in the Naal area, about 40
kilometers (25 miles) from Khuzdar city, held the workers at gunpoint and took
them away, officials said. They also opened fire on a worker who attempted to
flee, according to Dawn.
The abducted laborers are residents of the Wadh and Naal
areas, the newspaper reported.
The mine belongs to Sardar Alam Khan Bizenjo, son of Sardar
Aslam Bizenjo, a tribal chief affiliated with the National Party who has served
as a minister in several Balochistan provincial governments.
The assailants also took a loader and two vehicles while
fleeing the scene, officials said.
Security forces launched a search operation to trace the
abducted workers, according to Dawn. No group had claimed responsibility for
the kidnapping as of the time of the report.
