Brother of Balochistan MPA Meena Majeed allegedly abducted in Kech, home minister confirms

QUETTA: Balochistan Home Minister Zia Langau on Monday confirmed reports that Aurangzeb Majeed, the brother of Balochistan Assembly member Meena Majeed, was allegedly abducted in Kech district.

Speaking at a press conference in Quetta, Langau said reports of the abduction had emerged, though he did not share further details.

According to sources, Majeed was taken from Baloch Abad in Tump. Police said four unidentified armed men travelling on two motorcycles took him away at gunpoint. The identity of the abductors and any possible motive have not been established, and a detailed police account was not immediately available.

At the same press conference, Additional Chief Secretary Home Hamza Shafqaat said more than 60,000 operations of various kinds had been conducted across the province to counter terrorism. The provincial government had invested Rs14 billion in counterterrorism measures, he said, adding that 18 new laws had been approved and 17 new departments set up over the past two years.

Shafqaat said work was under way to strengthen security on major highways, and that the government aimed to make the Quetta-Karachi and Quetta-Taftan routes secure within the next three to four months.