Abducted Neur
osurgeon Dr Ibrahim Khalil safely returned home on Wednesday after 48 days. Family sources confirmed the return of the abducted doctor, saying the kidnappers left him in a Chaman neighborhood.
Last year, in December, unidentified individuals had stopped Dr Khalil while he was on his way home
from a private hospital on Zarghoon Road. The abductors forcefully shifted him
from his vehicle and forced him into another before fleeing away
from the scene.
His abduction had sparked province-wide prot
ests by medics who demanded his early recovery. The doctors of government hospitals had observed a strike since his abduction.
The Balochistan government constituted an investigation team, headed by Senior Superintendent Police Investigation Quetta with members
from various intelligence agencies and the Counter
-Terroris
m Department to inquire into the kidnapping.
Published in Daily Times, January 31st 2019.