The incidents of kidnapping for ransom in Balochistan are on the rise, as a government official revealed on Saturday that 23 Hindus had been abducted in the province over a period of several months. The rise in kidnappings has forced the small Hindu community to migrate from Balochistan to other parts of the country. Talking to a private TV channel, Provincial Home Secretary Naseebullah Bazai said that 70 people had been kidnapped from the Quetta Division alone during the last three months.
According to Bazai, 53 of the kidnapped had been recovered so far, while others were yet to be traced. He said an anti-kidnapping force had been formed to curb the incidents in the province. On the political front, the home secretary revealed that cases against 83 politicians had been taken back after the introduction of Balochistan Package. “We are taking back these cases on the direction of the federal government,” he said.