In the latest Balochistan, officials said two people were killed and another was abducted by armed men in the Gulistan tehsil of Qila Abdullah district on Sunday.
What officials say happened
According to officials, unidentified armed men seized Haider, son of Bismillah. Local residents, angered by the kidnapping attempt, opened fire on the abductors. The exchange of fire left two people dead. They were identified as Abdul Wali and Hanifullah.
After the killings and the abduction of Haider, the armed men fled to an undisclosed location. Officials have not publicly named a group or given further details on the attackers’ identity in this Balochistan news today account of the Qila Abdullah incident.
Search operation under way
Police and other law-enforcement agencies cordoned off the area and started a search operation. Their stated aims are to recover the abducted man and arrest those involved in the attack.
Residents of Gulistan and the wider Qila Abdullah district are waiting for word on whether Haider is found and whether any suspects are detained. No further casualty or arrest figures were released in the information available so far.
Aasan alfaaz mein
Qila Abdullah ke Gulistan tehsil mein armed logon ne Haider ko aghwa kar liya. Firing ke dauran Abdul Wali aur Hanifullah jaan se gaye. Police aur digar agencies ne elaka gher liya hai aur search chala rahi hain. Logon ko abhi hushyari se rehna chahiye jab tak operation chal raha hai.
