UN official kidnapped in Pakistan killed

New Delhi: Geo TV has confirmed that the kidnapped UNHCR official John Solecki has died while in custody of his Pakistani kidnappers.
There were reports earlier that said that the UN fears for staff member kidnapped in Pakistan.
The UN refugee agency had expressed serious concerns about the health of Solecki, an American aid worker who was kidnapped in Pakistan.
The UNHCR had informed that John Solecki suffered from a serious medical condition which could have endangered his life.
UN officials in Geneva had told AP that the United Nations is appealing to Solecki's captors to establish contact so that his release can be arranged.
Gunmen had seized Solecki on February 2 after shooting his driver to death as they drove to work in the southwestern city of Quetta.
The previously unknown Baluchistan Liberation United Front claimed responsibility in a telephone call to a Pakistan-based news agency.
The name indicates the group is more likely linked to separatists than to Islamists.
Redmond said the UN had raised the issue with government officials about the alleged discrimination against Pakistan's Baluch minority.
A week ago, Solecki's kidnappers had threatened to kill him within 72 hours and issued a 20-second video of the blindfolded captive. It was unclear exactly when the deadline was to expire.