SUKKUR, Sept 15: Parents of a minor girl, who was kidnapped from Thul 17 months ago, have threatened of self-immolation in front of the grave of Ms Benazir Bhutto on Eid day if their daughter is not recovered by that time.

The girl’s father Abdul Razzaq Sarki, mother Sakina, grandmother Hakeeman, uncle Abdul Jabbar Sarki and other relatives on Sunday staged a protest demonstration in front of press club, Thul while shouting slogans against the police which according to them, has miserably failed to recover Fazila despite passage of 17 months. 1 recovered by Eid, they would resort to self-immolation in front of the grave of Ms Benazir Bhutto.

Fazila, resident of Garhi Hassan Sarki village near Thul, was kidnapped by unknown persons at the age of 8 years.

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