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One was an Italian and the other was believed to be a German citizen, Police Chief Amir Zulfiqar told reporters outside the house where the abductions took place.
The Italian foreign ministry also said one of the men was Italian and that his family "is constantly being briefed on the situation."
Zulfiqar said three gunmen broke into the house.
Police and intelligence officials said the men were seized from their office in a supposedly secure part of town before being driven off.
The pair worked for a non-government organization working in the flood-ravaged areas of South Punjab, local media reported.
Kidnappings for ransom are common in Pakistan. Islamist militants also abduct people and are currently holding at least three foreigners.
Last year, gunmen kidnapped an American from the Punjabi city of Lahore, and al-Qaida claims to hold him.
Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Critical times hard to deal with, will be here.
Germans at it again.
Last it was in Africa, now they want to smell the gunpowder in Afghanistan. Are they, and us, realy that stupid.
Take a stroll on the Iranian border and see what happens. Oh sorry some Americans did that already.
The gene pool is getting more stupid. Should make a Darwin award, like the Nobel prize, for the biggest stupid action for the year by some idiotic human