Islamabad - The United Nations Monday made a fresh appeal for the release of its official, John Solecki, who is being held by Baloch separatists in south-west Pakistan, a day after his captors threatened to kill him if the government did not release more than 1,100 prisoners in four days, officials and media reports said.
"We keep appealing for the immediate and safe release of Mr Solecki," said UN spokeswoman Maki Shinohara, while confirming that the world organization had learned about the deadline.
Lahore, Mar 2 : The kidnappers of United Nations' official John Solecki have set a four-day deadline for the Pakistan Government to meet their demands.
The Balochistan Liberation United Front, the group that claimed responsibility for the abduction, have sent a letter to a news agency in Quetta warning that Solecki would be killed if their demands are not met.
"If our demands are not met, then we will kill him, and state agencies will be responsible for it," the group said in the letter.
Quetta, Feb. 21 : The United Nations has appealed to the abductors of John Solecki to make contact with it through a trusted intermediary, seeking an early release of the official.
A statement issued by the organization here asked the kidnappers to contact the UN, if not directly, then through a `trusted intermediary', The Dawn reports.
Solecki was abducted from Quetta on Monday (February 2) following an ambush in which his driver was killed.
Islamabad - The United Nations Monday made a fresh appeal for the release of its official, John Solecki, who is being held by Baloch separatists in south-west Pakistan, a day after his captors threatened to kill him if the government did not release more than 1,100 prisoners in four days, officials and media reports said.
Lahore, Mar 2 : The kidnappers of United Nations' official John Solecki have set a four-day deadline for the Pakistan Government to meet their demands.
