Islamabad - A separatist group, which has been holding a United Nations official for the last two months in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, freed its captive Saturday on "humanitarian grounds," local media and police said.

UN authorities in the capital city Islamabad, however, did not immediately confirm the release.

John Solecki, the regional head of the UN refugee agency in Balochistan, was kidnapped by armed men when he was on his way to work in the provincial capital Quetta on February 2. His Pakistani driver was killed in the attack.

Islamabad - A separatist group, which has been holding a United Nations official for the last two months, said Saturday it has released its captive on "humanitarian grounds," a local media report said.

John Solecki, the regional head of the UN refugee agency in Balochistan, was seized by armed men after an ambush in Quetta, the capital of south-western Balochistan province, in February.

Islamabad  - At least eight members of Pakistan's security forces were killed and four others were injured Saturday in a suicide bombing at a paramilitary camp in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad, a police official said.

The blast occurred in the upmarket residential area of E-7, where the paramilitary troops from the Frontier Corps (FC) were deployed to guard several embassies, UN offices and diplomatic residences in the area.

Islamabad - At least six members of the security forces were killed and more than a dozen were injured Saturday in a suicide bombing at a paramilitary camp in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, eyewitnesses said.

The blast occurred in the upmarket residential area of E-7 where the paramilitary troops from Frontier Corps (FC) were deployed to guard several embassies, UN offices and diplomatic residences in the area.

Islamabad  - At least three people h

Islamabad  - At least one member of the security forces was killed and five were injured Saturday in an explosion near a paramilitary checkpoint in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, eyewitnesses said.

The blast occurred in the upmarket residential area of E-7 where several embassies, a UN office and diplomatic residences are also located.

"It was a suicide bombing," said Omar Hayyat, a soldier from the paramilitary Frontier Corps, who was admitted to a local hospital with injuries. "He was on foot," he added.