Dawn reported on July 28 (today) that an abducted man, Iftikhar Afzal (36),
who was abducted
allegedly from
Adiala Road in
Rawalpindi District
by Tehreek-e-Taliban
Pakistan (TTP)
militants for
a PKR 200 million
ransom on June
28, 2012, was
still not recovered.
Shahzad Afzal,
the younger brother
of the victim
said, “Two days
after my brother
was kidnapped,
I received a phone
call from the
kidnapper. And
they have been
making phone calls
after about every
week and negotiating
on their demand,”
adding, “During
the first telephonic
contact, the caller
identified himself
as a member of
the TTP and said
Iftikhar was in
their captivity.
The kidnapper
also asked me
to arrange PKR
20 crore for the
safe release of
my brother. However,
negotiations continued
with the kidnappers
and they reduced
the ransom money
to PKR 5 crore
during the latest
telephonic talk
that took place
on July 17, 2012.” |
