Peshawar, Jan 13: A provincial minister is believed to have been kidnapped in a tribal region near the border with Afghanistan, police and government officials said today. Naeem Ullah Shahni, Minister for Sports in Eastern Punjab province, went missing three days ago after he traveled to Miran Shah, a border town in North Waziristan tribal region, said Brig. Mahmood Shah, security chief for the tribal regions.
Police said the minister had been kidnapped, but gave no details of who was behind the abduction and what motivated it.
"We have got credible information that some people have kidnapped him," a police official said on condition of anonymity. ``We hope the minister will be recovered soon.''
Shahani had apparently traveled to the region to buy a car. He was last seen Saturday in a car showroom in Miran Shah.
Miran Shah is located about 270 km southwest of Peshawar, the capital of North West Frontier Province.
Bureau Report