Abducted polio worker, security men released in Pakistan

A polio worker and three Levies personnel who were kidnapped from Awaran were set free late on Tuesday night, police said.

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Published: Thu 27 Feb 2014, 8:21 PM

Last updated: Sat 4 Apr 2015, 12:44 AM

Armed men had kidnapped the polio immunisation worker and three Levies force personnel two days back when they were travelling in an official vehicle during a visit to the Gishik area in Awaran to administer anti-polio drops to children, reported a private TV channel. The captors later dropped the polio worker and the Levies men in an area of Awaran.

At the time of the kidnapping, the four were travelling in the convoy of Deputy Commissioner Rasheed Baloch, who was returning home after supervising an anti-polio campaign. Assailants attacked the convoy and managed to kidnap the four. — Online

Published: Thu 27 Feb 2014, 8:21 PM

Last updated: Sat 4 Apr 2015, 12:44 AM

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