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A German and an Italian citizen were kidnapped from their house in Multan in southern Punjab province on Jan 19, according to local officials.—File Photo
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Two Western aid workers kidnapped in Pakistan in January are being held by the Pakistani Taliban near the border with Afghanistan, told a senior militant commander on Saturday.
“The two NGO (non-governmental organisation) workers who were kidnapped in Multan nearly a month ago are in our custody near the border. We haven’t made any demands yet,” a senior commander of the Pakistan Taliban said.
“They are in good health.”
A German and an Italian citizen were kidnapped from their house in Multan in southern Punjab province on Jan 19, according to local officials.
