Kidnapping of Shahbaz Taseer

Shahbaz Taseer is a Pakistani businessman, and the son of the former Governor of Punjab (Pakistan) Salman Taseer. In August 2011, following his father's assassination,[1] he was kidnapped by militants in Lahore while he was driving to his office from home.Taseer was held in captivity for around four and a half years and was recovered from Kuchlak, Balochistan on 8 March 2016.[2] Taseer's kidnapping was referred as one of the most high-profile kidnapping in Pakistan by The Guardian.[3] BBC's HARDtalk interviewed Taseer about his days in captivity.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Punjab Governor Salman Taseer assassinated in Islamabad - BBC News". Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  2. ↑ Shah, Syed Ali (8 March 2016). "Abducted Shahbaz Taseer rescued from Balochistan after five years". AFP. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Shahbaz Taseer son of murdered Pakistani governor found after years in captivity".
  4. ↑ "Shahbaz Taseer - Former Hostage, 2011-2016, Hardtalk - BBC World Service". BBC. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
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