Shahbaz Taseer recovered from Balochistan after five years in captivity
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Published: March 8, 2016
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Shahbaz Taseer, son of the slain former governor of Punjab Salmaan Taseer. PHOTO: SHAHBAZ MALIK
Shahbaz Taseer, son of slain governor Punjab Salman Taseer has been released with concerted efforts of law enforcers in Balochistan.
According to
Express News, he was recovered from the Kuchlak area of the province.
Military’s media wing ISPR, and an Frontier Corps (FC) officer confirmed the development.
“An intelligence-based operation (IBO) was conducted by FC and police, resulting in his safe recovery,” said the FC spokesperson.
Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar has also confirmed the recovery during a Senate session.
Shahbaz Taseer abducted from Lahore
He was abducted from the Gulberg area of Lahore on August 26, 2011.
Shahbaz left his house from Cavalry Ground in his silver Mercedes Kompressor (LZT-1) for his office around 10:15am. His car was intercepted by a black SUV and motorbike around 600 yards from the office and up to three men dragged Taseer out of the car and took him away.
PHOTO: PPI
Background
Eldest son of former governor, Shahbaz is a director in several companies his father founded, including Pace Pakistan Ltd, First Capital Equities Ltd, Media Times Ltd. and First Capital Securities Corp Ltd.
Salmaan Taseer was shot dead on January 4 this year by his security guard.
A vocal critic of the blasphemy law, Salmaan Taseer showed his overwhelming support for Aasia Bibi, the woman charged with making disrespectful remarks against the Holy Prophet (pbuh), and condemned the controversial law on several occasions.
Last week, Mumtaz Qadri, the self-confessed killer of the late governor, was
executed at Adiala Jail, Punjab.
Shahbaz Taseer recovered from Balochistan after 5 years
SYED ALI SHAH — UPDATED 5 MINUTES AGO
QUETTA: The abducted son of slain former Punjab governor Salman Taseer, Shahbaz Taseer, has been recovered by security and intelligence forces from Balochistan's Kuchlak area on Tuesday.
Intelligence agencies have recovered Shahbaz Taseer from an area near Kuchlak, Balochistan, said a statement released by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
Shahbaz Taseer was
kidnapped from Lahore on Aug 26, 2011, near his company’s head office in Gulberg area. He was driving towards the offices of the First Capital Group off M.M. Alam Road in Gulberg when he was intercepted by the kidnappers.
No details on the whereabouts of Shahbaz Taseer had earlier been made public. However, there were speculations that Taseer was held captive by a group that was negotiating the release of Salman Taseer’s killer Mumtaz Qadri and other prisoners.
There were also unverified reports of Shahbaz being killed in a drone strike in Waziristan.
The development comes just a week after Salman Taseer’s assassin was executed at Rawalpindi's Adiala Jail.
The abductors who, according to witnesses, used a Prado jeep and a motorcycle, bundled the young Taseer into the four-wheeler and rushed away unimpeded.