There were no leads on the whereabouts of a Swiss couple kidnapped by unknown gunmen from a remote area in south-western Pakistan, police said Saturday. Sohailur Rehman Baloch, the senior district administrator, said they were still not sure who kidnapped the couple and where they were taken.
Ocholiver David and his wife Wimperderielayy Omer were kidnapped on Friday from the Killi Niga area in Loralai district, 250 kilometres north-west of Quetta, the capital of Balochistan. "Our police is still trying hard to find who were the kidnappers, as the area is very peaceful and such incidents are rare," Baloch said. No one had taken responsibility for the abduction, he said.
Baluchistan has been grappling with an insurgency led by nationalists demanding greater control over mineral resources, including natural gas, copper and gold. They have in the past targeted foreigners to gain international attention. The chief of the UN agency for refugees, John Solecki, was kidnapped in 2009, but released unharmed after two months.