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Pakistani diplomatic officials abducted in Afghanistan rescued in operation
[DAWN] Two Pak diplomatic officials kidnapped in Afghanistan last month were recovered in an operation conducted by Afghan cops, Afghanistan's Caped President Ashraf Ghani ...former chancellor of Kabul University, now president of Afghanistan. Before returning to Afghanistan in 2002 he was a scholar of political science and anthropology. He worked at the World Bank working on international development assistance. As Finance Minister of Afghanistan between July 2002 and December 2004, he led Afghanistan's attempted economic recovery until the Karzais stole all the money. ..told Pak officials in Kabul on Wednesday. The two were members of staff of the Consulate General of Pakistain in Jalalabad. They were kidnapped while they were travelling from Jalalabad to Torkham. Afghan Ambassador to Pakistain Dr Omar Zakhilwal had assured the Pak government that Afghanistan's security institutions and intelligence agencies were looking for the kidnapped officials. President Ghani personally phoned Pakistain’s charge d’affaires in Kabul to inform the mission that Afghan cops had recovered the officials. Subsequently, the two officials were handed over to the Pak Embassy in Kabul by the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They are expected to return to Pakistain soon. Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua conveyed the Pak government's gratitude over the safe recovery of the diplomats to Afghan Deputy Foreign Minister Hekmat Karzai. Posted by: Fred 2017-07-27 |
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