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| Scot held hostage for 10 years | Scot held hostage for 10 years |
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| Naheeda Bi said she was kidnapped on a visit to Pakistan 10 years ago | |
| A young Scottish woman has been speaking of her joy at being reunited with her family after 10 years as a hostage in Pakistan. | A young Scottish woman has been speaking of her joy at being reunited with her family after 10 years as a hostage in Pakistan. |
| Naheeda Bi, 28, told the Daily Record newspaper she was kidnapped by two men at Islamabad Airport in April 2000. | Naheeda Bi, 28, told the Daily Record newspaper she was kidnapped by two men at Islamabad Airport in April 2000. |
| She had been returning to her home in Glasgow alone after a visit to relatives in Pakistan. | She had been returning to her home in Glasgow alone after a visit to relatives in Pakistan. |
| Strathclyde Police said it was involved in an international investigation into what happened to Ms Bi. | Strathclyde Police said it was involved in an international investigation into what happened to Ms Bi. |
| Ms Bi told the newspaper she had been queuing for a flight back to Manchester when she was pulled aside by two men in uniform who told her her plane had been delayed. | Ms Bi told the newspaper she had been queuing for a flight back to Manchester when she was pulled aside by two men in uniform who told her her plane had been delayed. |
| After being given a glass of water, she said the next thing she remembered was waking up in a bare room. | After being given a glass of water, she said the next thing she remembered was waking up in a bare room. |
| She said: "I fell asleep maybe, that is what I felt had happened. But I can't get my head round it. | She said: "I fell asleep maybe, that is what I felt had happened. But I can't get my head round it. |
| "All I remember is when I woke up, the way I felt was really headachy and I remember looking around me and trying to figure out where I am." | "All I remember is when I woke up, the way I felt was really headachy and I remember looking around me and trying to figure out where I am." |
| She added: "I was terrified. I shouted, I screamed and called for my parents maybe." | She added: "I was terrified. I shouted, I screamed and called for my parents maybe." |
| Ms Bi said she was held in a dark windowless room for at least two months then forced to work making munitions. | Ms Bi said she was held in a dark windowless room for at least two months then forced to work making munitions. |
| She had her head shaved by her captors and became so ill she feared she might die. | She had her head shaved by her captors and became so ill she feared she might die. |
| Over the course of the 10 years she was moved between four different camps and occasionally saw her uncle Masood, who was also kidnapped at the airport. | Over the course of the 10 years she was moved between four different camps and occasionally saw her uncle Masood, who was also kidnapped at the airport. |
| Three weeks ago she was suddenly freed and dumped, along with her uncle, in a remote area in the Punjab. | Three weeks ago she was suddenly freed and dumped, along with her uncle, in a remote area in the Punjab. |
| She is now back in Glasgow after being reunited with her mother Rabia and father Akram in hotel in small town called Dina. | She is now back in Glasgow after being reunited with her mother Rabia and father Akram in hotel in small town called Dina. |
| A spokeswoman for Strathclyde Police said: "We are absolutely delighted that Naheeda has been reunited with her family and are happy to have played a part in her safe return to Glasgow. | A spokeswoman for Strathclyde Police said: "We are absolutely delighted that Naheeda has been reunited with her family and are happy to have played a part in her safe return to Glasgow. |
| "Obviously she has been through a terrible ordeal over the past 10 years and we will continue to support Naheeda and her family in every way that we can." | |
| The force said it had liaised with authorities in Pakistan when the family reported Ms Bi's disappearance. | |
| Ms Bi was kidnapped as she returned from a visit to see relatives in Pakistan | |
| Det Ch Insp Andrew Gunn added: "When we were made aware of this a liaison officer was put in place to communicate with the Pakistani authorities and the family. | |
| "Due to there being no communication from the persons holding Ms Bi it was extremely difficult to ascertain her whereabouts. | |
| "We continually liaised with the Pakistani officials and offered every assistance." | |
| The Foreign and Commonwealth Office confirmed that Ms Bi's brother contacted them in 2007 and indicated that he was trying to trace his sister who had been missing since 2000. | |
| 'Distressing case' | |
| A spokeswoman said: "We gave him the appropriate advice regarding reporting a missing person based on the information he provided. | |
| "On May 28 2010 Strathclyde Police informed us that the family had been contacted by Ms Bi's abductors and that the family were travelling to Pakistan. | |
| "FCO consular staff made contact with the family on May 29 and provided appropriate consular assistance to the family and to Ms Bi on her release." | |
| FCO staff provided a passport for Ms Bi's return to the UK. | |
| Glasgow North Labour MP Ann McKechin said: "I have been in touch with the family in Glasgow and have offered my assistance. | |
| "This is a particularly distressing case for all concerned. | |
| "The priority now is to ensure her safety and, of course, her medical and emotional care." |