|
Four UN officials kidnapped in Lower Dir
Unidentified criminals kidnapped four United Nations officials of the World Food Programme (WFP) from Shakar Tangi Maidan area of Lower Dir on Friday when the team visited the area to distribute food and oil amongst students of government-run schools, sources told Daily Times on Saturday. Sources said the abducted workers included the Lower Dir WFP field monitor, distributor Imran and driver Munir. They said the officials visited the area on Friday but did not reach their homes until Saturday evening. District Coordination Officer (DCO) Ghulam Muhammad told reporters that he had received no formal ransom demands yet. Maidan is considered a stronghold of the Taliban and they have been suspected of abducting the officials. However, Dir Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) district chief Hafeezullah said the Taliban were not involved in kidnapping these people. Separately, unidentified miscreants kidnapped two people from Kumbar Maidan on Friday. Residents said Sahar Gul, a butcher, and a youth of the area had been missing for a day but no demands had been obtained for their release as yet. Posted by: Fred 2009-03-15 |
| http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=265030 |