Kidnapped son of Pakistan's ex-prime minister is freed three years after abduction

The kidnapped son of Pakistan's former prime minister has been freed three years after gunmen abducted him, his party's chairman said on Tuesday (May 10).

Ali Haider Gilani, son of ex-premier Yusuf Raza Gilani, "has been recovered in a successful operation. Alhamdulillah (thanks be to God)", Pakistan People's Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto tweeted on his official account

Pakistan's foreign office later released a statement confirming Ali Haider Gilani's release.

(THE STRAITS TIMES)