TV: Senior UN official kidnapped in SW Pakistan

Published: 01/02/2009 05:00

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A senior United Nations official has been kidnapped in southwestern Pakistan on Monday, private TV channel Geo reported.

Pakistani security officials gather near the vehicle of an official of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) after a shooting in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta February 2, 2009. Gunmen abducted the foreign official of the U.N. refugee agency on Monday after shooting his driver in Quetta, police said.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

The head of UN High Commissioner for Refugees in Balochistan province was abducted and his driver shot dead, said the report.

The incident took place in Chaman Housing Scheme in Quetta, capital city of Balochistan province when the official left home for office, according to the Geo.

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