Unidentified men have abducted an Afghan minister's brother who has been living in Pakistan's northwestern border city of Peshawar, police said Sunday. Zia ul-Haq, 45, was whisked away from his home in suburbs of the capital city of North West Frontier Province, where Taliban- and Al-Qaeda-linked militants are active.Peshawar police officer Banaras Khan said that despite hectic efforts no trace had been found of Haq since his abduction last Friday. "We believe he was injured in the kidnapping attempt because there were blood stains at his doorstep," the police officer added. "No one has claimed responsibility of the kidnapping so far."
Another police officer, Khalid Khattak, said Haq was the brother of Afghanistan's revenue minister, Anwar ul-Haq, and was running a business in Peshawar. Zia ul-Haq was not known to have made any enemies locally, Khattak added.
The Finance Ministry in Kabul confirmed the abduction but declined to comment further.