LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) MPA Rana Jamil Hasan was abducted on Saturday from an area in the country's central Punjab province, DawnNews reported.

Police said Hasan was kidnapped from an area near Pindi Bhattian in Punjab.

Police has launched an investigation into the abduction of Hasan who was elected to the Punjab Assembly from PP-174.

The MPA was on his way to Islamabad along with members of his family when the kidnapping took place.

The kidnappers have demanded five crore rupees as ransom for Hasan’s recovery.

They have also threatened the MPA’s family with serious consequences in case the payment is not made to the group within two days’ time.

It was not clear who was behind the kidnapping of the PML-N MPA who was not flanked by any security detail at the time of the abduction.