Kidnapped man was a former Afghan official, says DPO Chitral

Report Zulfiqar Ahmad, Islamabad

The Afghan national kidnapped from Chitral by unknown gunmen was actually an ex-adviser of Afghan government, and had gone to visit his in-laws in village Kalkatak, DPO Chitral Sher Akber Khan on Monday told this reporter on the telephone.
Akhtar Kohistani was working as an adviser at the Afghan Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, but his tenure expired recently and he was looking for another assignment by the Afghan government, he added.
Unidentified armed men broke into his in-laws' house last night and took him away, he said, adding that after investigation it was concluded by the police that the kidnappers are likely to be non Chitralis as he is having no dispute with his in-laws or any other person in the area.
The police investigation revealed that the Afghan official might be having some disputes with the natives of Kunar province (his hometown) bordering Pakistan, Sher Akbar Khan added.
He said that the kidnappers might have shifted the abductee to Afghanistan as the investigation is unable to find any trace of the official in Chitral and its adjoining areas. Moreover, the motive behind the abduction is not clear yet and further investigations in this regard are underway, the police chief added.