Policemen stand guard at a check point on a street in Karachi. — Photo by AFP

KARACHI: Karachi police recovered three kidnapped employees of the Sindh Governor House, DawnNews reported on Saturday.

The three employees had been abducted from the city’s New Karachi area three months ago.

Police sources said Afzal Baig, Mohammad Naeem and Mohammad Waseem had been kidnapped when they were on their way to the Sindh Governor House on Nov 12, 2011.

An amount of 15000000 was demanded as ransom money by the kidnappers.

The location of the kidnappers’ mobile phones was traced with the assistance of the Citizens-Police Liaison Committee (CPLC). Police then carried out raids in parts of Balochistan.

After receiving a tip, the police finally recovered the abducted individuals from the Hub chowki area late on Friday.

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