April 20, 2008	Sunday	Rabi-us-Sani 13, 1429

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s ambassador to Afghanistan appeared on an Arabic television on Saturday saying he was being held by the Taliban and urged Islamabad to meet their demands.

Following are some facts about the case:

— Ambassador Tariq Azizuddin, 56, went missing on Feb 11 along with his driver and a guard as he was travelling from Peshawar to the Afghan-Pakistani border. He was on his way back to the Afghan capital.

— He disappeared in the Khyber tribal region, one of seven semi-autonomous tribal regions in Pakistan populated mostly by ethnic Pakhtuns who inhabit both sides of the border.

— Azizuddin was appointed ambassador to Afghanistan in October 2005.

— He was ambassador to Bosnia from 2001 to 2004.—Reuters