Kidnapped boy freed

Published December 7, 2007

PESHAWAR, Dec 6: An 11-year-old boy — Waqar, who was kidnapped from his village in November — has been recovered from the Sher Kair village.

An official of the Matni police station told Dawn that the boy’s sister had been married to Gul Hassan, but was divorced by him subsequently. Despite the divorce, Hassan had approached his in-laws to take her back, but they had refused, after which he had kidnapped the boy.

Gul Hassan, Sher Khan, Amin Khan and Naseem Khan, allegedly involved in the kidnapping, have not yet been arrested.—Bureau Report

Opinion

Editorial

Centre vs provinces
Updated 10 Jun, 2026

Centre vs provinces

The reason the centre finds itself in this position is rooted in its failure to expand the tax net and boost revenues.
Party in crisis
10 Jun, 2026

Party in crisis

THE young KP chief minister must be starting to realise just how thorny a seat he occupies. There has been a flurry...
Varsity woes
10 Jun, 2026

Varsity woes

FINANCIAL crises affecting public sector universities across Pakistan are now having an impact on academic...
Doctor attacked
09 Jun, 2026

Doctor attacked

AN act of reprehensible violence has shaken the medical community. On Saturday, an employee of the Provincial Civil...
AJK flare-up
Updated 09 Jun, 2026

AJK flare-up

The situation started deteriorating after a trader affiliated with the JAAC was reportedly shot in an altercation with law-enforcers.
Fault lines
09 Jun, 2026

Fault lines

THE April 8 ceasefire that halted hostilities between Israel and Iran has encountered its most serious test yet....