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18 marble workers abducted in Khuzdar

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Shahid, S. (2026, October 19). 18 marble workers abducted in Khuzdar. Dawn. https://www.dawn.com/news/2038186/18-marble-workers-abducted-in-khuzdar

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On Sunday, 18 marble workers and the son of a mine owner were kidnapped from a quarry near Khuzdar city by armed men who also stole a loader and two vehicles. The victims are local laborers working at Sardar Alam Khan Bizenjo’s marble mine when they were taken after being held at gunpoint; one worker was shot while trying to escape. Security forces have started searching for the abducted individuals, but no group has claimed responsibility for the incident.

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Story summary

On Sunday, 18 marble workers were kidnapped from a mine in the Naal area near Khuzdar city by armed men who entered the premises and held them at gunpoint. The abductors also took one of the owner's sons and opened fire on a worker when he tried to escape. All victims are local residents from the Wadh and Naal areas, working for Sardar Alam Khan Bizenjo’s mine, which is part of the Bizenjo tribe. Security forces have initiated search operations but no group has claimed responsibility yet.

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Who wrote this

Saleem Shahid

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Topics

Balochistan Dawn Khuzdar Naal the National Party

Subjects

Naal GPE · 2× Aslam Bizenjo PERSON · 1× Balochistan GPE · 1× Bizenjo PERSON · 1× Dawn ORG · 1× Khuzdar GPE · 1× Sardar Alam Khan Bizenjo PERSON · 1× Sardar Aslam Bizenjo PERSON · 1× the National Party ORG · 1×

Narrative

A large group of armed men entered the mine premises, held the labourers at gunpoint and abducted 18 of them, along with the son of a mine factory’s owner, officials said.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-19

2026-10-19 · Dawn

18 marble workers abducted in Khuzdar · assertive framing

Claims (9 extracted, 0 hedged)

As many as 18 labourers working at a marble mine in the Naal area, about 40 kilometres from Khuzdar city, were kidnapped on Sunday, police said. asserted

police → work → Sunday

A large group of armed men entered the mine premises, held the labourers at gunpoint and abducted 18 of them, along with the son of a mine factory’s owner, officials said. asserted

officials → enter → owner

The abductors also opened fire on a worker when he attempted to flee, they added. asserted

they → open → worker

The abducted labourers are locals from the Wadh and Naal areas. asserted

labourers → abduct → areas

The mine belongs to Sardar Alam Khan Bizenjo, son of Sardar Aslam Bizenjo, the tribal chief of the Bizenjo tribe. asserted

mine → belong → tribe

Aslam Bizenjo is affiliated with the National Party and has served as a minister in several Balochistan governments. asserted

Bizenjo → affiliate → governments

While fleeing the scene, the armed men also took away a loader and two vehicles, officials said. asserted

officials → flee → loader

Officials said security forces had launched a search operation in the area to trace the abducted labourers. asserted

forces → say → labourers

No group has so far claimed responsibility for the kidnapping. asserted

group → claim → kidnapping