NGO driver kidnapped

NGO driver kidnapped

By By our correspondent
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KARAK: Three unidentified armed persons kidnapped a female official of Khwendo Koor (KK), a Peshawar-based non-governmental organisation along with the driver and vehicle here on Tuesday.

However, she was later released in Bannu while the driver and the vehicle were taken away.

A double cabin pickup was on its way to Karak from Sarat Khel, carrying female field worker Umme Kalsoom and driver Abdus Samad. At Kothakilla, three armed persons intercepted the vehicle. They snatched the vehicle and sat the driver in the back seat. One of the accused drove the vehicle and on reaching Bannu released the lady with the message that the organisation should arrange an amount for the release of the driver and the recovery of the vehicle.

When contacted, KK Regional Manager Naeemur Rasheed Khattak said they were unable to pinpoint anyone in this regard. He said the culprits could be members of a professional kidnapper group. “We are waiting for demands of the kidnappers for the release of the driver and recovery of the vehicle,” he added.