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| Kidnappers free Colonel Imam, Asad Qureshi |
| 2010-05-07 |
| [Dawn] Former ISI official Colonel Imam and a British journalist of Pakistani origin Asad Qureshi were released on Thursday in North Waziristan by a militant group calling itself the Asian Tigers. The group belongs is believed to be operating in North Waziristan and kidnapped the two on March 26, 2010. Among the people abducted was former ISI official Khalid Khwaja, who was recently killed by the group. Khwaja's body was found near a stream in Karam Kot, about seven kilometres south of North Waziristan's main town of Mirali. Locals said they had seen Khwaja's body, but did not pick it up for fear of attacks from the militants. A senior official said a jirga of residents and clerics deputed by the local administration finally retrieved Khwaja's body. Officials said Khwaja's body was taken to Islamabad and handed over to his family. A note was found with his body which said that Khwaja was working for the Americans and anybody working for them would meet the same fate. |
| Posted by:Fred |