Govt: Kidnapped Pakistan envoy freed

                   
wtop.com     May 17, 2008            

By STEPHEN GRAHAM Associated Press Writer ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan was freed unharmed three months after he vanished in a tribal area in Pakistan's border region, a foreign ministry official and a relative said Saturday. In a video aired April 19 on an Arab... [read full story]                    

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Abducted Pakistani diplomat freed

iht.com     May 17, 2008          

The brother of Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan says the envoy has been released — three months after he was kidnapped near the border between the two countries. Tariq Azizuddin disappeared along Feb. 11 along with his driver and bodyguard as they drove from the Pakistani city of Peshawar...                    

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Taliban releases kidnapped Pakistan envoy

gulfnews.com     May 17, 2008          

Islamabad: Suspected Taliban militants have released Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan, a government official said on Saturday. Tariq Azizuddin has spent more than three months in captivity after his abduction in Pakistan's Khyber tribal region. Pakistani television channels said Azizuddin had...                    

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Abducted Pak envoy to Afghanistan freed

msn.com     May 17, 2008          

Islamabad: Pakistan's envoy to Afghanistan Tariq Azizuddin, who was kidnapped by militants three months ago, has been freed after secret parleys between the government and local Taliban leaders. Azizuddin has been released and is expected to return home soon, local news channels on Saturday...                    

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Pakistani envoy to Afghanistan released from tribal region - Update

earthtimes.org     May 17, 2008          

Islamabad - Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan, Tariq Azizuddin, who was abducted around three months ago in the country's restive tribal region, has been freed, his family confirmed Saturday. He has been released and is right now in the protectio...                    

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Kidnapped Pakistan Envoy Released by Taliban

epochtimes.com     May 17, 2008          

ISLAMABAD—Suspected Taliban militants have released Pakistan's envoy to Afghanistan more than three months after he was kidnapped in Pakistan's Khyber tribal region, a senior government official told Reuters on Saturday. Pakistani television channels said the envoy, Tariq Azizuddin, had been...                    

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Official: Kidnapped Pak ambassador released

people.com.cn     May 17, 2008          

Pakistani ambassador to Afghanistan Tariq Azizuddin has been released, Foreign Office spokesman Muhammad Sadiq said Saturday. "The ambassador was recovered late Friday," confirmed Sadiq. "He is safe and sound." Azizuddin was heading to the Afghan capital Kabul with his driver when he disappeared...                    

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Govt: Kidnapped Pakistan envoy freed (AP)

yahoo.com     May 17, 2008          

By STEPHEN GRAHAM, Associated Press Writer 1 minute ago ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan was freed unharmed three months after he vanished in a tribal area in Pakistan's border region, a foreign ministry official and a relative said Saturday. Tariq Azizuddin disappeared...                    

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Govt: Kidnapped Pakistan envoy freed

nwsource.com     May 17, 2008          

By STEPHEN GRAHAM ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan was freed unharmed three months after he vanished in a tribal area in Pakistan's border region, a foreign ministry official and a relative said Saturday. Tariq Azizuddin disappeared Feb. 11 along...                    

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Pakistani ambassador to Afghanistan released from tribal region

karachinews.net     May 17, 2008          

Karachi News.Net Saturday 17th May, 2008 (IANS) Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan, abducted around three months ago in the country's restive tribal region, has been released, media reports said Saturday. Tariq Azizuddin was handed over by militants to the authorities Friday night. He would...                    

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Abducted Pakistani diplomat freed

karachinews.net     May 17, 2008          

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- The brother of Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan says the envoy has been released - three months after he was kidnapped near the border between the two countries. Tariq Azizuddin disappeared along Feb. 11 along with his driver and bodyguard as they drove from the...                    

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