Six employees of a private mining company were abducted by unidentified armed men in the Shaban Dilwani Mari area of Zarghoon Ghar on Wednesday, authorities said, as security forces launched an operation to trace the kidnappers and recover the victims.
Details of the Abduction
Officials reported that the workers were carrying out routine duties at the mining site when armed assailants arrived, held them at gunpoint, and forced them into an unknown location before fleeing the scene. Security personnel responded immediately after receiving reports of the incident.
Search Operation Underway
The area was secured, and a search operation was initiated across the surrounding mountainous terrain to locate the abducted workers and pursue those involved. According to police sources, the missing workers have been identified as Jalat Khan, Muhammad Hashim, Kamal Khan, Jahangir Khan, Muhammad Azeem, and Rozay Khan. All six belong to the Pashtun community and are members of the Dummar tribe.
