The United Nations once again appeals to kidnappers as they are "extremely concerned" about the health of their employee John Solecki. The UN is calling for the immediate release of Solecki "without harm", and called on the captors to "contact us, if not directly, then through a trusted intermediary so that the situation can be resolved in a peaceful dialogue," our Press TV correspondent reported on Friday. Solecki, 49, the head of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Quetta Baluchestan, was kidnapped on Feb. 2 after gunmen ambushed his car and killed his driver in Quetta, the provincial capital of southwestern Baluchistan province. The UN said it had been told by the abductors that Solecki's health was deteriorating, and expressed concern that his health could become life threatening. Solecki, a former Demarest resident, requires medication for a condition that has not been identified, the UN said. The Baluchistan Liberation United Front (BLUF), a little known armed group behind the abduction, has threatened to kill Solecki, unless the UN acts on its demand. The BLUF spokesman, Mir Shahiq Baluch, has rejected a plea for direct negotiations and has said that the UN should look into the cases of 141 women allegedly held by Pakistani authorities and wok to have them released. They have also demanded assistance in the recovery of 6,000 missing persons and the resolution of the issue of Baluch independence aspirations, our correspondent reported. "We have extended the deadline to give more time to the United Nations so that it could meet our demands," our correspondent quoted Baluch as saying.
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