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British boy kidnapped in Pakistan | British boy kidnapped in Pakistan |
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A five-year-old British boy has been kidnapped by robbers in Pakistan, local police have said. | A five-year-old British boy has been kidnapped by robbers in Pakistan, local police have said. |
Sahil Saeed, from Oldham, Greater Manchester, was taken from Jhelum where his family were on holiday. | |
Robbers broke into where they were staying, in the Punjab area, on Wednesday night and demanded a ransom of about £100,000. | |
The British High Commission is in touch with his family and local authorities have launched an investigation. | |
A spokesman for the commission in Islamabad said: "A five-year-old boy has been kidnapped in Punjab, we think during a robbery. | |
Night attack | |
"We are in touch with the family and the local authorities are currently investigating." | "We are in touch with the family and the local authorities are currently investigating." |
The boy's father, Raja Naqqah Saeed, said he was visiting sick relatives in Pakistan with his son Sahil. | |
They were about to leave for the airport to return to the UK at 2300 local time on Wednesday when four men, armed with guns and a grenade, approached the house. | |
Up to 10 family members inside the house were beaten by the intruders during the night. | |
The robbers removed the family's valuables and took the boy with them, demanding a ransom equivalent to £100,000. | |
They said they would be back in touch at 0700GMT, although they have failed to do so. | |
Mr Saeed has been based in the UK for about seven years. |