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A senior official of the United Nations refugee agency has been kidnapped in the western Pakistani city of Quetta, police say. A senior official of the United Nations refugee agency, John Solecki, has been kidnapped in the western Pakistani city of Quetta, the UN has confirmed.
Police said gunmen stopped his vehicle on his way to work, seizing him and killing his driver, a local man.Police said gunmen stopped his vehicle on his way to work, seizing him and killing his driver, a local man.
Quetta is capital of Balochistan, where insurgents have been fighting for more autonomy. The Taleban are also active in the area, which borders Afghanistan.
The UN has confirmed that an official with the UNHCR had been kidnapped.
But the agency did not reveal the official's name or nationality, pending notification of his relatives.
No group has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping.No group has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping.
Quetta police official Wazir Khan Nasir told Reuters news agency that the gunmen had taken the official with them "after shooting his driver". Quetta is capital of Balochistan, where insurgents have been fighting for more autonomy. The Taleban are also active in the area, which borders Afghanistan.
In a statement, the UN condemned attacks on humanitarian workers and said all measures were being taken to secure Mr Solecki's release.
Pakistani police said roadblocks had been set up on the roads out of Quetta and on border crossings to Afghanistan.
'Increased kidnappings'
Quetta police official Wazir Khan Nasir told Reuters news agency that the gunmen had taken Mr Solecki with them "after shooting his driver".
The man, a Pakistani, later died in hospital.The man, a Pakistani, later died in hospital.
Television pictures from the scene of the incident showed a vehicle belonging to the UNHCR rammed against a wall. At least one bullet hole was visible on the wall. Television pictures from the scene of the incident showed a white vehicle with UNHCR markings rammed against a wall. At least one bullet hole was visible on the vehicle.
Quetta is the capital of Balochistan province, which borders Afghanistan.Quetta is the capital of Balochistan province, which borders Afghanistan.
The UNHCR has been working for years in Quetta with refugees from Afghanistan.The UNHCR has been working for years in Quetta with refugees from Afghanistan.
There has been low level insurgency in Balochistan driven by groups wanting more autonomy for the energy-rich province.There has been low level insurgency in Balochistan driven by groups wanting more autonomy for the energy-rich province.
Taleban groups have also been active in the region. Taleban groups have also been active in the region and several of the group's leaders, including Mullah Omar, are believed to be in hiding in the city.
Kidnappings of foreigners have increased in Pakistan in the last year, says the BBC's Barbara Plett in the capital, Islamabad, but mostly occur in the north-west, where the Taleban are strongest.