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| Kidnapped son of murdered Pakistan governor found alive | Kidnapped son of murdered Pakistan governor found alive |
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| The kidnapped son of a Pakistani governor assassinated in 2011 has been found alive, just over a week after his father's killer was hanged. | The kidnapped son of a Pakistani governor assassinated in 2011 has been found alive, just over a week after his father's killer was hanged. |
| Shahbaz Taseer was taken by gunmen in Lahore in August 2011, months after his father Salman was killed for opposing Pakistan's blasphemy laws. | Shahbaz Taseer was taken by gunmen in Lahore in August 2011, months after his father Salman was killed for opposing Pakistan's blasphemy laws. |
| The assassin, his bodyguard Mumtaz Qadri, was hailed as a hero by many. | The assassin, his bodyguard Mumtaz Qadri, was hailed as a hero by many. |
| Counter-terror police said they recovered Shahbaz from a compound north of Quetta, following a tip off. | Counter-terror police said they recovered Shahbaz from a compound north of Quetta, following a tip off. |
| Aitzaz Goraya, head of the Counter-Terrorism Department of south-western Balochistan province told AFP: "Intelligence forces and police went to a compound in Kuchlak district some 25km north of Quetta. | Aitzaz Goraya, head of the Counter-Terrorism Department of south-western Balochistan province told AFP: "Intelligence forces and police went to a compound in Kuchlak district some 25km north of Quetta. |
| "We surrounded the compound and we raided it. We didn't find anyone. A single person was there and he told us my name is Shahbaz and my father's name is Salman Taseer." | "We surrounded the compound and we raided it. We didn't find anyone. A single person was there and he told us my name is Shahbaz and my father's name is Salman Taseer." |
| The Balochistan Frontier Corps, the government paramilitary group behind the operation, tweeted to announce that Mr Taseer had been safely recovered. | |
| Few other details were available about the operation or how Mr Taseer came to be at the compound alone. | |
| Some reports suggested a ransom may have been paid to the Pakistani Taliban, which is suspected of involvement in the kidnapping, or that holding Mr Taseer had become too burdensome. | |
| Why did Pakistan keep hard-line mourners off air? | Why did Pakistan keep hard-line mourners off air? |
| How Punjab governor's killer became a hero | How Punjab governor's killer became a hero |
| Mr Goraya described Mr Taseer, who is in his early thirties, as being in "feeble" health. | Mr Goraya described Mr Taseer, who is in his early thirties, as being in "feeble" health. |
| Qadri was hailed as a hero by Islamists after killing Salman Taseer in Islamabad over the governor's opposition to blasphemy laws. | Qadri was hailed as a hero by Islamists after killing Salman Taseer in Islamabad over the governor's opposition to blasphemy laws. |
| Thousands of people protested in February following the execution of the former police bodyguard. | Thousands of people protested in February following the execution of the former police bodyguard. |
| Shabaz Taseer's brother Shehryar said just after Qadri's hanging that the execution was a victory for Pakistan but not his family. | |
| "The safe return of my brother is the only victory my family wants," he wrote on Twitter on 29 February. | |
| Former Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, who belonged to the same Pakistan People's Party as Salman and whose own son was kidnapped by suspected Taliban militants in May 2013, told Geo News on Tuesday: "It is a very big day for Salman's family." | |
| He added: "After this release, I am very hopeful that my own son will be freed." |