At least nine members of Bugti tribe were abducted in Sui tehsil of Dera Bugti district of Pakistan recently, media reports said on Monday.

Levies officials told Dawn News that a group of armed men reached the Gothan area of Sui tehsil and held the area people at gunpoint before taking at least nine of them away to an undisclosed location.

“The kidnapped individuals belong to the Hijwani clan of the Bugti tribe and were cattle herders,” the officials told the newspaper.

After receiving information, Levies and other security personnel rushed to the spot after receiving information about the kidnapping.

An operation has been launched to find the abducted individuals.