No clue to abducted Ziarat assistant commissioner

Published
0

QUETTA: No clue to assistant commissioner of Ziarat, who was kidnapped along with his son while coming back with his family members from a picnic point in Ziarat district on Sunday, has been found till Wednesday.

Ziarat DC Zakaullah Dur­rani said a search operation by security forces was continuing in the area for the recovery of AC Muhammad Afzal Baqi and his son.

Elders of different tribes have also been contacted for using their influence to get the officer released.

No organisation or the group has claimed responsibility. The local administration has announced Rs50 million reward for providing information about whereabouts of the kidnappers.

Published in Dawn, August 14th, 2025

Opinion

Editorial

The debt burden
Updated 07 Nov, 2026

The debt burden

The government borrows to cover consumption, budget deficits, and external payments — not to build anything that pays for itself.
Expendable LGs
07 Nov, 2026

Expendable LGs

POLITICAL parties frequently appear reluctant to hold regular local bodies elections on one pretext or another. This...
Scam centres
07 Nov, 2026

Scam centres

THE recent raid by the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency on a dubious call centre in Karachi shows how...
Reviewing ties
Updated 06 Nov, 2026

Reviewing ties

With the Democrats clawing back power in Congress, changes in America’s approach to global engagement are likely to occur.
Genuine engagement
06 Nov, 2026

Genuine engagement

THE PTI-led opposition alliance TTAP appears to have finally brought an initially reluctant Maulana Fazlur Rahman on...
Human bondage
Updated 06 Nov, 2026

Human bondage

Law enforcement and political quarters are notorious for protecting the perpetrators, instead of ensuring legal implementation. Systemic coercion will keep Pakistan from becoming a humane state.