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| Tribe given 48 hours to recover missing envoy |
| 2008-02-25 |
| Political authorities in Khyber Agency have set a deadline of February 26 for the Malik Din Khel tribe to recover the missing Pakistani ambassador to Afghanistan, Tariq Azizudin, Dawn News TV channel reported on Sunday. The channel quoted official sources as saying that they were under pressure to recover the ambassador, who was kidnapped around 14 days ago from the Ali Masjid area in Khyber Agency. The channel quoted the sources as saying that the ambassador had been seized from an area belonging to the Malik Din Khel tribe, while he was travelling to Afghanistan. It said elders of the tribe had convened a jirga tomorrow (Monday) to initiate measures to recover the missing envoy. Local Taliban had earlier claimed responsibility for AzizuddinÂ’s abduction saying, they would release him in return for Taliban commander Mullah Mansoor Dadullah. |
| Posted by:Fred |