Overview

• Levies officials said Muhammad Afzal, the assistant commissioner of Ziarat abducted in August, has been found dead in the Zardalo area of Harnai.
• A second body recovered alongside Afzal is suspected to be his son, with confirmation awaited at DHQ Hospital Harnai due to difficulties with facial identification.
• Provincial leaders, including Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti and Governor Jaffar Mandokhail, condemned the killings and pledged to bring the perpetrators to justice.
• Authorities had earlier announced a Rs50 million reward, while search efforts intensified after a video showed the captives urging officials to meet their abductors’ demands.
• Reports differ on responsibility, with some outlets citing a claim by a banned Baloch group and others noting no claim, as investigations continue without announced arrests.