Taliban demands 6 million rupees as ransom to release 5 abducted Parachinar’s Shia

20 August, 2011 10:40

Taliban demands 6 million rupees as ransom to release 5 abducted Parachinar’s Shia

The kidnappers of the five Pakistanis, abducted in Paktia province of Afghanistan on August 14, have demanded Rs6 million as ransom for their safe release, family sources said on Thursday.

According to the Shiite News Correspondent, Five Pakistanis including a woman were kidnapped in Paktia province on August 14 when they were on way to Parachinar town in Kurram Agency. As the Peshawar-Parachinar Road has become unsafe since 2007 due to frequent attacks by the militants in lower Kurram Agency, the residents of Parachinar and upper parts of Kurram Agency had no choice but to travel through Afghanistan to reach their native areas.

The Turi and Bangash tribes in Kurram Agency have asked the president and the prime minister to ask the authorities concerned to contact the Afghan government to ensure the safe recovery of the kidnapped Pakistanis