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20 Pakistan Police Trainees Abducted by Armed Men in Balochistan
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News18•17-10-2026, 14:21
20 Pakistan Police Trainees Abducted by Armed Men in Balochistan
- •Armed men suspected to be Baloch separatists abducted 20 under-training police personnel in Pakistan's Balochistan province after intercepting their passenger van in Mastung district.
- •The recruits were traveling home on leave from the Kalat Recruit Training Centre when they were stopped in the Gorgina area.
- •Security forces launched an immediate manhunt, set up checkpoints, and tightened security across nearby cities following the abduction.
- •In a separate incident, armed separatists set fire to cargo-laden trucks near Turbat as investigations remain underway.
- •The abductions occur against a backdrop of ongoing allegations regarding enforced disappearances and custodial killings in the region by human rights groups.
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Armed men suspected to be Baloch separatists intercepted a passenger van in the Gorgina area of Mastung district and abducted 20 under-training police personnel who were travelling home on leave.
Pakistan's security forces launched a manhunt to trace the missing police recruits, established checkpoints at various locations in and around Mastung, and increased security across neighboring cities.
In a separate incident in Balochistan, armed Baloch separatists set fire to several cargo-laden trucks near Turbat, prompting ongoing investigations by authorities.
