Balochistan unrest: Contractor, driver kidnapped in Pasni

QUETTA: Armed men kidnapped a contractor and his driver near the under construction Belar dam in the Pasni town of Gwadar district on Thursday. According to an official of Balochistan Levies, the assailants riding five to six motorcycles came to the dam construction site at 5am. The armed men kidnapped the contractor, identified as Mohammed Dashti, and his driver and drove them off to an unidentified location. The motive behind the kidnapping is unclear. The law enforcing agencies have started a search in the area.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 16^th, 2015.