Police chief kidnapped by paramilitary, inflaming crisis for Pakistan govt

While Khan's pro-military government has not yet addressed the issue, army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa ordered an inquiry

A high-profile kidnapping of a police chief in Pakistan -- allegedly by official paramilitary troops -- has signaled deepening of the political turmoil in a country bracing for further opposition protests aimed at ousting Prime Minister Imran Khan.

Known as rangers, the troops raided the house of Mushtaq Ahmed Mahar, the inspector general of police in southern Sindh province, Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar, a spokesman for Bilawal Bhutto Zardari -- whose opposition party rules the state -- said on Dunya TV Tuesday. They kidnapped him and forced him to sign an order to arrest an opposition leader, Safdar Awan,he said.

While Khan’s pro-military