Summary Ali Haider Gilani will be shifted back to the country in a special flight from Pakistan.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Adviser on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz Tuesday stated that the kidnapped son of former Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, Ali Haider Gilani, who was earlier recovered from Afghanistan by US and Afghan forces during an operation, will be brought back to Pakistan today (Wednesday).
Talking to Dunya News during the program “Dunya Kamran Khan Kay Sath”, Aziz stated that Ali Haider Gilani will be transferred to Pakistan’s Ambassador in Kabul today, after which he will be shifted back to the country in a special flight from Pakistan.
Aziz further added that Gilani was at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan and is safe.
Aziz stated that Afghan officials had contacted Pakistan at 11 am on Tuesday and informed of Gilani being recovered. Aziz added that Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif had immediately contacted Yousaf Raza Gilani afterwards and informed him of the development.
The Foreign Affairs adviser further stated that the former PM’s son had been recovered from an area between Paktika and Ghazni in Afghanistan after a joint operation of US and Afghan forces.
Afghan forces have as of yet not informed under which group Gilani was being kept.
