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| Kidnapped boy and father reunited | Kidnapped boy and father reunited |
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| The UK boy kidnapped in Pakistan two weeks ago has been reunited with his father at the British High Commissioner's home in Islamabad. | The UK boy kidnapped in Pakistan two weeks ago has been reunited with his father at the British High Commissioner's home in Islamabad. |
| Sahil Saeed's father Raja is now on his way back to Britain with his son. | |
| A ransom of £110,000 was paid to free the five-year-old from Oldham, who has been looked after by British officials since he was found unharmed on Tuesday. | A ransom of £110,000 was paid to free the five-year-old from Oldham, who has been looked after by British officials since he was found unharmed on Tuesday. |
| Three people are due to appear in court in Spain in connection with the kidnap. Two others were arrested in Paris. | Three people are due to appear in court in Spain in connection with the kidnap. Two others were arrested in Paris. |
| On Thursday, the British High Commissioner in Pakistan, Adam Thomson, said Sahil and his father had been reunited at his house, along with other relatives who had brought the boy to Islamabad. | |
| Sahil was playing football with his father in the garden and seemed really happy British High Commission spokesman | Sahil was playing football with his father in the garden and seemed really happy British High Commission spokesman |
| "I can imagine it's a very emotional moment for them all," he said. | "I can imagine it's a very emotional moment for them all," he said. |
| The first pictures of Sahil showed the five-year-old, with a shaven head, playing football in the sunshine with his father and a little cousin. | The first pictures of Sahil showed the five-year-old, with a shaven head, playing football in the sunshine with his father and a little cousin. |
| His father said he was "overjoyed", and paid tribute to the Pakistani and British authorities for their assistance, said the BBC's Aleem Maqbool. | His father said he was "overjoyed", and paid tribute to the Pakistani and British authorities for their assistance, said the BBC's Aleem Maqbool. |
| A spokesman for the British High Commission said: "Everyone was in very good spirits and of course delighted about his return. | A spokesman for the British High Commission said: "Everyone was in very good spirits and of course delighted about his return. |
| "Sahil was playing football with his father in the garden and seemed really happy." | "Sahil was playing football with his father in the garden and seemed really happy." |
| Interpol alerted | Interpol alerted |
| While Sahil was in captivity a phone call made from Spain had instructed the boy's father to travel to Manchester and then Paris, where police saw him pay cash in a public street. | While Sahil was in captivity a phone call made from Spain had instructed the boy's father to travel to Manchester and then Paris, where police saw him pay cash in a public street. |
| Earlier, Pakistan's interior minister said some money had been paid within Pakistan to get the child freed. | Earlier, Pakistan's interior minister said some money had been paid within Pakistan to get the child freed. |
| Sahil was seized in Pakistan in the early hours of 4 March, then freed 12 days later. | |
| 'Ransom suitcase' found in Spain | 'Ransom suitcase' found in Spain |
| Spanish police said the initial phone call gave the family three days to pay the ransom. Spanish authorities were alerted by Interpol after the call was traced to Spain. | Spanish police said the initial phone call gave the family three days to pay the ransom. Spanish authorities were alerted by Interpol after the call was traced to Spain. |
| They said police in Paris watched as people took the money handed over by Sahil's 28-year-old father and divided it into a bag and trolley. | They said police in Paris watched as people took the money handed over by Sahil's 28-year-old father and divided it into a bag and trolley. |
| French police followed them to the border with Spain. | French police followed them to the border with Spain. |
| Spanish police officers in Tarragona, Catalonia, arrested two Pakistani men and a Romanian woman in connection with the case after raiding a flat in Constanti, 60 miles from Barcelona. | Spanish police officers in Tarragona, Catalonia, arrested two Pakistani men and a Romanian woman in connection with the case after raiding a flat in Constanti, 60 miles from Barcelona. |
| Money totalling £110,000, a computer and some mobile phones, which were used to contact Sahil's father in Pakistan to demand the ransom, were found at the property. | Money totalling £110,000, a computer and some mobile phones, which were used to contact Sahil's father in Pakistan to demand the ransom, were found at the property. |
| Two of the group had driven to the French capital to collect the ransom payment and were arrested as they returned to Spain. All three are due to appear in court in Spain on Thursday. | Two of the group had driven to the French capital to collect the ransom payment and were arrested as they returned to Spain. All three are due to appear in court in Spain on Thursday. |
| Two people have also been arrested in Paris. | Two people have also been arrested in Paris. |
| Sahil was taken when robbers broke into his grandmother's house in Jhelum, in the Punjab region. | Sahil was taken when robbers broke into his grandmother's house in Jhelum, in the Punjab region. |
| On 16 March Sahil was left near a school about 20km (12 miles) from Jhelum before wandering into a field where he was found by locals. | On 16 March Sahil was left near a school about 20km (12 miles) from Jhelum before wandering into a field where he was found by locals. |