By IRNA,
Islamabad : Pakistani Taliban on Friday kidnapped two local journalists in the country’s tribal region, the Interior Ministry said.
Mr. Pir Zubair ShahWazir, journalist along with Mr. Akhtar Soomro, and Mr. Abdul Hassan, a local have gone missing in Mohmand Agency, an interior ministry statement said.
They were working for an American media organization.
Mr. A. Rehman Malik, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Interior has asked the Administration to locate these journalists and ensure their safe recovery.
He has further directed to track down the culprits, ensure their arrest and take action under the law.
Taliban had taken responsibility of the kidnapping and their spokesman said that the journalists were filming without their permission.