A Swiss couple were kidnapped Friday while travelling in Loralai, a senior government official said, triggering a police search. The pair was seized in a district 170 kilometres (105 miles) east of Quetta, home secretary Zafarullah Baloch told AFP. "We have received reports that two Swiss nationals have been kidnapped in Loralai district," he said.
"We have sent a team comprising police and an administration official to search (for) them." Loralai's district police chief Ghulam Ali Lashari said officers had found the couple's Volkswagen vehicle abandoned in Killi Nigah area. The couple arrived at Sirki Jungle checkpoint at about 5.45 pm (1245 GMT) on Friday, registered as Swiss tourists and were allowed to enter an area controlled by tribal police, Lashari said.