Assistant Commissioner abducted by terrorist’s kidnap in Balochistan

TURBAT: Assistant Commissioner of Tehsil Tamp, Muhammad Hanif Noorzai, was abducted by the banned Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) here on Wednesday while he was on his way to Quetta from Turbat.

According to initial reports, the AC vehicle was stopped by armed militants in Sreenkan, a volatile area of ​​Kech district, on June 4, 2025.

The BLF has claimed responsibility for the abduction and confirmed that Hanif Noorzai is in their custody.

In a statement to the media, a BLF spokesperson said that the operation was carried out based on intelligence inputs from the organisation’s secret wing. Noorzai was allegedly taken along with his family, government-appointed guards and driver.

However, in what the BLF termed an act of “humanitarian and moral consideration”, the spokesperson said that Noorzai’s family, driver and security personnel were released unharmed and sent back home with “full respect and safety”.

Meanwhile, the Assistant Commissioner has been handed over to the group’s investigation wing and the BLF says it will announce its decision after the completion of the internal investigation.

Issuing a veiled warning to the state, the spokesperson added,

If any military or aggressive action is taken to recover the Assistant Commissioner, the Pakistani state will bear full responsibility for the consequences.