Kidnapped Afghan governor: provincial, GB, AJ&K governments asked to assist in recovery

Islamabad police have requested the four provinces, Gilgit Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir to assist in recovery of a former governor of Afghan province Herat who went missing from Islamabad last Friday, it was learnt. A police official investigating the case told Business Recorder on condition of anonymity that the scope of investigation has been extended to other parts of the country when no clue to recovery of Syed Fazlullah Wahidi, former governor of Herat province, and a close aiding of former Afghan President Hamid Karzai, was found.
The investigating office further said that inspectors general of police (IGPs) of all the four provinces and the Azad Jammu and Kashmir as well as Gilgit-Baltistan governments have also been requested to cooperate with the capital police in search for Wahidi's recovery.
Wahidi also served as governor of Kunar province in President Hamid Karzai's government and was known for his anti-Pakistan stance. In 2012, Wahidi vowed to wage "Jihad" against Pakistan if cross border shelling continued. Afghan government expressed concern over the "abduction" of ex-governor by summoning Pakistan's ambassador in Kabul on Sunday and urged Pakistan to take immediate and strict measures and use all of its resources in identifying the kidnappers and the release of Wahidi.
No militant group or any individual has claimed responsibility for the "abduction" so far. However, talking to Business Recorder Rahimullah Yousafzai, a senior analyst and expert on Afghan affairs, said that Wahidi was not only close to Hamid Karzai but also to President Ashraf Ghani.
Yousafzai pointed out that Wahidi's absuction was not unique as an Afghan Consul-General and Afghan ambassador-designate, Abdul Khaliq Farahi, was kidnapped in 2008 from Peshawar before he assumed charge as the Afghan Ambassador. Farahi was later recovered through Haqqani Network after the payment of massive ransom money. "One cannot reach any conclusion as far as Wahidi is concerned...he also used to live in Peshawar in the past when he was associated with a non-governmental organisation (NGO)," Yousafzai added.
The former Afghan governor, according to a police report, was abducted by unknown men from F-7 sector of the federal capital and taken to an undisclosed place. Wahidi's nephew Zabihullay in a report lodged with Kohsar police station maintained that his uncle was in Islamabad to get a British visa and was abducted by unknown men who came in two vehicles, one a black double cabin with blue revolving light while the other a Toyota Corolla.