Overview

• Levies sources said the captors killed the officer and his son and set the assistant commissioner’s official vehicle on fire.
• The pair were seized about two months ago from the remote Zarzari area during a family outing, according to Ziarat Deputy Commissioner Zakaullah Durrani.
• Days before the confirmation of their deaths, a hostage video showed both pleading for the government to meet the kidnappers’ demands.
• Geo News, citing sources, reported the bodies were being recovered after the victims were shot and dumped in the mountains.
• The Balochistan government had offered a Rs50 million reward for information, and provincial leaders issued condemnations and calls for swift arrests.