Out of the 148 missing persons in Balochistan, 16 were found dead, said a senior government official.—File photo

QUETTA: The Balochistan Government on Friday said that out of 148 missing persons in the province, 16 had been found dead while 59 had been recovered, DawnNews reported.

A senior provincial official told a press conference here that there were cases pending against 148 missing persons in various courts.

Last year, 110 people were kidnapped out of which 70 had been recovered, he added.

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