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Released in Afghan-US forces raid, Gilani says kidnappers were Punjabis
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] The son of the former Pak Prime Minister who was released during a joint raid by the Afghan and US forces has said his kidnappers hailed from Punjab 1.) Little Orphan Annie's bodyguard 2.) A province of Pakistain ruled by one of the Sharif brothers 3.) A province of India. It is majority (60 percent) Sikh and Hindoo (37 percent), which means it has relatively few Moslem riots.... province of Pakistain. Ali Haidar Gilani was released earlier in the month fo May this year and was handed over to the Pak authorities following his release in Afghanistan. Addressing a presser in Multan, Gillani said that he had informed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf... and Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif ..Pak chief of army staff, meaning he pulls the strings on the Nawaz Sharif puppet to make it dance and sing and not do much at all.... about his abductors and their controllers, according to the local newspaper, the Nation. Gilani further added that he had gone out after hearing gun shots and subsequently was kidnapped. He added that he was taken to Faisalabad ...formerly known as Lyallpur, the third largest metropolis in Pakistain, the second largest in Punjab after Lahore. It is named after some Arab because the Paks didn't have anybody notable of their own to name it after... by his kidnappers. In a counterterrorism operation targeting al-Qaeda operatives, the partnered team freed Ali Haider who had been held hostage since he was kidnapped three years ago in Pakistain, the US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter said following his release. Hailing the Afghan and US special forces for the successful operation, Carter said "We will work with the governments of Afghanistan and Pakistain to return him home safely after he receives a medical evaluation." Ali Haidar was kidnapped by gunnies during an attack in Farrkhabad, near the Matital Road in Multan, in May 2013. His two associates were killed during the kidnapping which took place on 9th May as he was contesting for the general election from PPP-200 constituency in Multan. The family of Gilani is reported to be one of the most powerful in the central town of Multan and a key clan in the PPP, whose campaign for re-election had been dramatically curtailed by Tehrik-e-Taliban threats at the time. Posted by: Fred 2016-09-20 |
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