Report: US citizen kidnapped in Pakistan

An American citizen was kidnapped from his residence in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore on Saturday, police said.  

The man, who the US embassy declined to identify, works for the consulting firm J.E. Austin Associates Inc., and was working on a development project in the country's lawless tribal areas, where Pakistani troops have been battling Islamist insurgents for years. A US embassy spokesman said they were trying to confirm the reports. (Reuters)