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Senior Civil Service Official Abducted in Pakistan's Balochistan Amid Security Operations
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News18•21-09-2026, 18:45
Senior Civil Service Official Abducted in Pakistan's Balochistan Amid Security Operations
- •Munir Soomro, Deputy Commissioner of Kharan district, was abducted by armed men on Sunday while traveling from Nushki to Kharan.
- •Soomro was on official duty, inspecting areas in Chagai, Nushki, and Kharan, which are currently on high alert.
- •This abduction follows another incident where an acting police station house officer was abducted in the Chagai area a day prior.
- •The abductions occur as security forces conduct intelligence-based operations against militants from banned insurgent groups and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Balochistan.
- •No group has claimed responsibility for Soomro's abduction, and efforts are underway for his recovery.
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Munir Soomro, the deputy commissioner of Kharan district, was abducted by armed men from the highway between Nushki and Kharan while traveling on official duty.
Pakistani security forces are conducting multiple intelligence-based operations against militants from banned insurgent groups and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), having killed at least 59 militants since August 31.
No group has claimed responsibility for Soomro's abduction so far, and police officials stated that efforts are actively underway to recover him.
