Income Tax officer abducted in Pak

A senior Income Tax officer and three others were allegedly abducted by masked gunmen dressed in security forces' uniform in northwest Pakistan.

Income Tax Assistant Commissioner Riaz Khan, who had come to his village Miani in Tank District bordering South Waziristan to attend the last rituals of his mother, was abducted from his home along with his uncle, a cousin and another guest on Wednesday night, police said.

Police have cordoned off the area and started search operation.