A Saudi national has been allegedly kidnapped in Pakistan's Islamabad region, media reports said.

According to the FIR registered with Margalla police station on April 18, Saudi diplomat Badar Al Haribi informed the police that a Saudi citizen, Hannan Abdullah, was kidnapped from F-8 sector in Islamabad, reported Dawn News.

The diplomat alleged that a man named Abdul Wahid Shahid Khan was responsible for the kidnapping and requested the police to take strict action against him and recover the Saudi citizen, the newspaper reported.

Pakistan has been witnessing a spike in terrorism and criminal activities over the past several months.