FBI may join hunt for kidnapped American
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Islamabad, Aug 16, IRNA -- The American investigators are likely to join Pakistani police in hunt for a US national who was kidnapped from his residence in Lahore a few days ago, sources and local media said Tuesday.
A group of nearly 10 armed men broke into the house of Warren Weinstein at Model Town area of Lahore early Saturday.
Pakistani police have found no clue so far as to who had kidnapped the US man, who was a private contractor for the projects in Pakistan’s tribal regions.
No group has claimed responsibility for the abduction.
As police investigation teams remained clueless about the kidnapping of US national on the third consecutive day, two government officials met a US diplomat on Monday to discuss the possibility of a joint investigation with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Police sources said that Punjab Home Secretary Shahid Khan and city police chief Malik Ahmad Raza Tahir visited Carmela Conroy, the principal officer of the US Consulate in Lahore, and sought information about Mr Weinstein`s family and his company’s activities.
The city police chief updated the US diplomat about efforts to trace the victim and briefed her over different aspects of the investigation.
The officials conveyed to the US diplomat that Mr Weinstein kept himself in a low profile and did not even utilize security guards while travelling on recommendation of other company staff.
They said the J. E. Austin Associates, the sponsor of Mr Weinstein, violated a circular of the Punjab home department about his registration with the police.
Sources said Ms Conroy urged the delegation to give the consulate’s security officials access to the investigation.
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Islamic Republic News Agency/IRNA NewsCode: 30523054
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