A United Nations official kidnapped in north- western Pakistan around a week ago has appealed to the world body to meet the demands set by Baloch separatists in return for his release in a video released by the kidnappers.
"I am not feeling well, I am in trouble," John Solecki, the local head of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and US national, said.
Solecki, who is seen blindfolded in the short video released to Pakistan's private news agency Online, adds that UN should meet the demands of his captors.
The Baloch Liberation United Front (BLUF), a secular and nationalist guerrilla organisation seeking independence from Pakistan, warned if the UN does not manage to secure the release of 141 Baloch women held in the torture cells of Pakistan's intelligence agencies, they would execute Solecki.
Solecki, was snatched last week after unknown gunmen shot dead his driver in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province. The BLUF claimed responsibility of the abduction.
The Baloch group has been campaigning for years for a greater share of the province's oil and gas wealth and more autonomy for the region.
Recently, some extremist groups, like BLUF, have gone a step further to demand a complete separation of the region from Pakistan.
They started an armed campaign in 2005 when the government of President Pervez Musharraf launched a military operation to quell the rebellion. The insurgency has claimed hundreds of lives and several power and communication installations destroyed or damaged.
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