Shakirullah Marwat, a district and sessions judge of South Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtnkhwa, who had been kidnapped reportedly by the Taliban on Saturday, was recovered late Sunday night. A day earlier, a video showing Marwat appealing to the government and judiciary to accept the demands of his abductors was sent from his number.
The provincial government confirmed the safe recovery of the judge.
Marwat had said in the video that the Taliban had abducted him, adding, "There is a war going on. It is a jungle." He had also stated that his...
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On Tuesday January 30, 1962, Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, a former Prime Minister of Pakistan, was arrested from his Karachi residence on ambiguous charges of...
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On Tuesday January 30, 1962, Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, a...
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