A suspected separatist group holding an American U.N. worker in Pakistan says it will kill him in four days if its demands are not met.

The mother of an American kidnapped in Pakistan appealed for his freedom in a message released Saturday, describing her son as a “very gentle person” devoted to his humanitarian work.

A spokesman for kidnappers holding an American captive in Pakistan says the deadline to negotiate for his life has been extended a “few days.”

The kidnappers of an American U.N. workers seized in Pakistan have threatened to kill him within 72 hours unless more than 100 prisoners are released.

The kidnappers of an American U.N. worker seized in Pakistan have released a video showing the hostage asking the world body to help secure his release.

Gunmen kidnapped an American U.N. worker and killed his driver in southwestern Pakistan on Monday, underscoring the security threat in a country wracked by al-Qaida violence and rising criminality.

Gunmen kidnapped an American U.N. official and killed his driver in southwest Pakistan on Monday, police said, underscoring the security threat in a country wracked by al-Qaida violence and rising criminality.

Police say gunmen have kidnapped a foreigner serving as a regional chief for the U.N. refugee agency in southwest Pakistan.

Relief workers are still finding mountain villages destroyed in the earthquake in southwestern Pakistan that have yet to receive aid, the Red Cross said Saturday.

Residents say there has been a second earthquake in the same area of southwestern Pakistan where a temblor killed at least 150 people earlier in the day.