20 Trainee Police Officers Abducted By Armed Men In Pakistan's Balochistan
Karachi: Twenty trainee officers from a police academy were abducted by unidentified armed men in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province on Saturday, police said. According to the police, security forces launched a widespread operation to trace the abducted individuals, who were undergoing training at a police training centre in Kalat district. No group or individual has claimed responsibility…
Karachi: Twenty trainee police officers were abducted by armed men in Pakistan's Balochistan province on Saturday, according to police reports. The recruits were part of a training program at a police academy in Kalat district when they were intercepted by unidentified assailants on a bus traveling on the Quetta-Karachi highway.
The attackers released the driver and three other civilians before taking the trainees hostage. No group has taken responsibility for the abduction, but it follows a series of intelligence operations against banned separatist groups and the TTP. The trainees were traveling to their homes for the weekend when they were abducted. In July, terrorists attacked a police checkpoint in Ziarat, killing 27 police personnel and abducting 18 others.
Security forces have since killed five terrorists who abducted 23 people from a highway checkpoint in Kalat. Balochistan has seen an increase in abductions and attacks on civilians and security forces in recent years, leading to intensified anti-terror operations by the government.
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