20 persons recovered

Published May 24, 2026 Updated May 24, 2026 06:55am

QUETTA: Twenty people, including 16 workers of a private company who were kidnapped from Chagai district, have been recovered safely, security officials said.

According to security forces, unidentified armed men abducted the 20 individuals on May 19. However, all the kidnapped persons were recovered from the Ahmad Wal area of Nushki on Saturday.

Published in Dawn, May 24th, 2026

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