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| Police in Pakistan are closing in on the kidnappers of a five-year-old British boy, the Pakistani Interior Minister, Rehman Malik, has said. | Police in Pakistan are closing in on the kidnappers of a five-year-old British boy, the Pakistani Interior Minister, Rehman Malik, has said. |
| Sahil Saeed, from Oldham, was snatched by armed robbers on Wednesday while visiting relatives with his father. | Sahil Saeed, from Oldham, was snatched by armed robbers on Wednesday while visiting relatives with his father. |
| Four police officers in Pakistan have also been suspended over the way the kidnap was handled. | Four police officers in Pakistan have also been suspended over the way the kidnap was handled. |
| The police did not initially respond to the family's emergency call to Rescue 15, the Pakistani equivalent of 999. | |
| Mr Malik claimed Sahil had been taken by someone "very close to the family". | Mr Malik claimed Sahil had been taken by someone "very close to the family". |
| 'We are near to you' | 'We are near to you' |
| He told the BBC: "There's somebody who was very close to the family, because [of] the way the situation has happened, the way the abduction has happened, the way the entry has been made, the way the conduct was done during that whole operation. | He told the BBC: "There's somebody who was very close to the family, because [of] the way the situation has happened, the way the abduction has happened, the way the entry has been made, the way the conduct was done during that whole operation. |
| "So we have certain leads which I would not like to discuss but a warning to those abductors - leave the boy because we are very near to you." | "So we have certain leads which I would not like to discuss but a warning to those abductors - leave the boy because we are very near to you." |
| Mr Malik visited Sahil's father Raja Saeed on Sunday and told him they were closing in on the culprits. | Mr Malik visited Sahil's father Raja Saeed on Sunday and told him they were closing in on the culprits. |
| Sahil Saeed was taken by robbers after a raid on his grandmother's home | Sahil Saeed was taken by robbers after a raid on his grandmother's home |
| Mr Malik said the kidnap was "humiliating" for Pakistan, and the captors would be made an "example of". | Mr Malik said the kidnap was "humiliating" for Pakistan, and the captors would be made an "example of". |
| Sahil was taken from his grandmother's home in the Punjab city of Jhelum as he prepared to take a taxi to the airport for his return flight to the UK. | Sahil was taken from his grandmother's home in the Punjab city of Jhelum as he prepared to take a taxi to the airport for his return flight to the UK. |
| The attackers are said to have demanded a £100,000 ransom for his return. | The attackers are said to have demanded a £100,000 ransom for his return. |
| Pakistani community groups in Oldham say they are considering setting up a fund to pay ransoms in the event of kidnaps. | |
| The UK government has a policy of not paying ransoms and advises third parties against doing so, arguing that this would encourage future kidnappings. | |
| On Saturday, Sahil's mother Akila Naqqas pleaded for his safe return, saying she would forgive his son's captors if they released him. | On Saturday, Sahil's mother Akila Naqqas pleaded for his safe return, saying she would forgive his son's captors if they released him. |
| She also said Sahil had never been apart from either herself or her husband. | She also said Sahil had never been apart from either herself or her husband. |
| "It's just a nightmare. I'm not sleeping at all," she said. | "It's just a nightmare. I'm not sleeping at all," she said. |
| "It's worse at night when I have no-one to comfort me. | "It's worse at night when I have no-one to comfort me. |
| "All we can do is just pray for him." | "All we can do is just pray for him." |
| It is understood several men, including a taxi driver, have been arrested in Pakistan. | It is understood several men, including a taxi driver, have been arrested in Pakistan. |