Schoolteacher kidnapped in Nasirabad

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An image showing a classroom (for representation only). — Dawn/File
An image showing a classroom (for representation only). — Dawn/File

DERA MURAD JAMALI: Unid­entified armed men abducted a primary schoolteacher in Chatter area of Nasirabad on Wednesday.

According to police, the incident took place near Dera Murad Jamali at the Government Primary School in Muhammad Bakhsh Paichoha village. The kidnappers abducted Muhammad Bachal Bhatti while he was teaching in the classroom.

According to students, the kidnappers dragged the teacher out of the school, forced him into a vehicle, and fled.

Asif Azim Umrani, a leader of Government Teachers Association of Balochistan, condemned the kidnapping and urged the government to immediately recover the teacher.

Published in Dawn, April 9th, 2026

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