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The five-year-old British boy who was kidnapped in Pakistan has been found safe and well in the country, the British High Commissioner has said. | The five-year-old British boy who was kidnapped in Pakistan has been found safe and well in the country, the British High Commissioner has said. |
Sahil Saeed, from Oldham, had been snatched from his grandmother's house in Jhelum by armed robbers on 3 March. | Sahil Saeed, from Oldham, had been snatched from his grandmother's house in Jhelum by armed robbers on 3 March. |
The boy had been visiting relatives with his father, Raja Saeed, who returned to the UK last week against the wishes of Pakistan's police. | The boy had been visiting relatives with his father, Raja Saeed, who returned to the UK last week against the wishes of Pakistan's police. |
He has not been named as a suspect and so was free to travel. | He has not been named as a suspect and so was free to travel. |
'Co-operation' | |
The British High Commissioner in Islamabad, Adam Thompson, said it was "fantastic news". | |
"It brings to an end the traumatic ordeal faced by Sahil Saeed's family," he added. | |
"I would like to praise the high level of co-operation between the UK and Pakistani authorities and in particular I would like to thank the Jhelum police for their role in bringing about the safe return of Sahil," he said. | |
The Foreign Office said it had no further details of the release at present. | |
Last week, relatives of the boy spoke of their anguish after false reports that he had been found and handed over to his father. | |
His uncle, Raja Khalid Bashir, said at the time that it was "like losing him a second time". |