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| Four out of the six abducted footballers 'recovered', confirms official |
| 2023-09-30 |
| [GEO.TV] Balochistan ...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it... 's Additional Chief Secretary Saleh Nasir confirmed on Friday that four out of the six footballers who were kidnapped in Dera Bugti have been recovered. According to Nasir, the kidnapped footballers were rescued thanks to collaborative efforts by the local administration and law enforcement agencies (LEAs). "The remaining two footballers will also be recovered soon," assured the official said. Six footballers, while on their way to Sibbi were kidnapped from Balochistan's Jani Bair area of Dera Bugti earlier this month on September 9. The players were residents of Dera Bugti and Sui. They were going to Sibi to take part in the qualifying round of the All Pakistain Chief Minister Gold Cup football tournament," Dera Bugti’s deputy commissioner had said earlier. Caretaker Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti had blamed turbans for the kidnapping. "An operation is being planned to recover the players. Teams of Frontier Corps ...a provincial paramilitary force. Total manpower is about 80,000. They are tasked to help local law enforcement in the maintenance of law and order, and to carry out border patrol and a..the Antwerp-based Salafist organization that had campaigned to introduce Sharia law to Belgium before single-handedly making Belgium the highest per capita supplier of jihadis to Syria in Europe. There was a big trial in Antwerp in 2015, but most of those convicted were in absentia...nti-smuggling operations.... , deputy commissioner, commissioner and Levies Force were working to trace the suspects," Bugti said. Cricket might be the most popular sport in Pakistain but the same can’t be said for its largest province, Balochistan, since football here is a tool that promotes social cohesion among communities and helps them escape the harsh realities of life. However, there's more than one way to stuff a chicken... despite the ever-growing interest in football in Balochistan, only a few are lucky enough to pursue the game professionally due to the lack of a proper system and employment opportunities. The departmental structure in Pakistain usually shows little interest in the development of players, promotion of the sport and working at the grassroots level since it is already funded by the government. This adds to the misery of places like Balochistan which is in dire need of investment in sports and especially football. |
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