Retired Army brigadier killed in Pakistan

Islamabad: Unidentified persons kidnapped a retired brigadier of the Pakistan Army and killed his driver near the federal capital on Thursday.

The persons intercepted the brigadier`s car at Sihala town on the outskirts of Islamabad and took him away to an unknown location after killing his driver, Geo News channel quoted its sources as saying. The retired brigadier was serving in a senior position in an intelligence agency on a contract, the channel reported. No group claimed responsibility for the abduction. There was no official word on the incident. PTI