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| A five-year-old boy from the UK who was kidnapped in Pakistan last week has not been released, authorities in Pakistan have told the Foreign Office. | A five-year-old boy from the UK who was kidnapped in Pakistan last week has not been released, authorities in Pakistan have told the Foreign Office. |
| Reports from Pakistan earlier suggested Sahil Saeed, from Oldham in Greater Manchester, had been freed on Wednesday but police told the BBC it was untrue. | Reports from Pakistan earlier suggested Sahil Saeed, from Oldham in Greater Manchester, had been freed on Wednesday but police told the BBC it was untrue. |
| The Foreign Office said it had received confirmation Pakistani police were still investigating his disappearance. | The Foreign Office said it had received confirmation Pakistani police were still investigating his disappearance. |
| The boy was seized by an armed gang in Punjab while staying with relatives. | The boy was seized by an armed gang in Punjab while staying with relatives. |
| A Punjab minister had been reported as saying the boy had been found and handed over to his father. | A Punjab minister had been reported as saying the boy had been found and handed over to his father. |
| However Kahlid Mahmoud, superintendent of the police investigation in Jhelum, told the BBC the reports were false. | However Kahlid Mahmoud, superintendent of the police investigation in Jhelum, told the BBC the reports were false. |
| 'Closing in' | 'Closing in' |
| And Muhammad Aslam Tareen, a detective based in Punjab, said he could "categorically confirm" the child was still missing. | And Muhammad Aslam Tareen, a detective based in Punjab, said he could "categorically confirm" the child was still missing. |
| Mr Tareen said: "We are closing in, yes. But have we found him yet? No. We hope to have something in the next 24 to 48 hours." | Mr Tareen said: "We are closing in, yes. But have we found him yet? No. We hope to have something in the next 24 to 48 hours." |
| A Foreign Office spokesperson said: "We have confirmation from the Pakistani authorities that Sahil has not been released. Police in Pakistan are still investigating. | A Foreign Office spokesperson said: "We have confirmation from the Pakistani authorities that Sahil has not been released. Police in Pakistan are still investigating. |
| "We continue to provide consular assistance to Sahil's family." | "We continue to provide consular assistance to Sahil's family." |
| Pakistan's High Commissioner to the UK, Wajid Hasan, told the BBC he was attempting to clarify the situation back in Pakistan. | Pakistan's High Commissioner to the UK, Wajid Hasan, told the BBC he was attempting to clarify the situation back in Pakistan. |
| On Wednesday the BBC learned Sahil's father Raja Saeed had returned to the UK against the wishes of Pakistani police. | On Wednesday the BBC learned Sahil's father Raja Saeed had returned to the UK against the wishes of Pakistani police. |
| Sahil had been taken from his grandmother's home in Jhelum, Punjab, as he prepared to take a taxi to the airport for his flight to the UK. | Sahil had been taken from his grandmother's home in Jhelum, Punjab, as he prepared to take a taxi to the airport for his flight to the UK. |
| Mother's pleas | Mother's pleas |
| Several men, including a taxi driver, have been arrested since the kidnap. | Several men, including a taxi driver, have been arrested since the kidnap. |
| Four police officers were suspended after it emerged they did not initially respond to the family's emergency call. | Four police officers were suspended after it emerged they did not initially respond to the family's emergency call. |
| 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. |
| The attackers are said to have demanded a £100,000 ($150,410) ransom for his return. | |
| Pakistani community groups in Oldham have said they are considering setting up a fund to pay ransoms in the event of kidnaps. | Pakistani community groups in Oldham have said 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. | The UK government has a policy of not paying ransoms and advises third parties against doing so, arguing that this would encourage future kidnappings. |
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| Sahil's father has returned to the UK against the wishes of Pakistani police | Sahil's father has returned to the UK against the wishes of Pakistani police |