... who is now sometimes referred to as Mister Bones...
has been moved by authorities from a prison in Beautiful Downtown Peshawar
...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire.
to an unknown safer location, an official and family member said Friday.
Afridi has been languishing in prison for almost eight years after his fake vaccination programme helped United States agents track and kill the Al Qaeda leader.
A top prison official in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa told AFP that Afridi was moved by intelligence officials to the safer place late Thursday.
When asked the reasons behind moving the doctor, the official told AFP, "I was informed in writing that they are moving him due to security reasons.
Jamil Afridi, the doctor's brother, confirmed to AFP that he had been informed by government officials that "Shakil has been moved to a safer place."
Afridi was locked away
I ain't sayin' nuttin' widdout me mout'piece!
for 33 years in May 2012 after he was convicted of ties to hard boys, a charge he has always denied.