Kidnapping of Shahbaz Taseer

Shahbaz Taseer is a Pakistani businessman, and the son of the former Governor of Punjab (Pakistan) Salman Taseer. In August 2011, following his father's assassination,[1] he was kidnapped by militants in Lahore while he was driving to his office from home. Taseer was held in captivity for around four and a half years and was recovered from Kuchlak, Balochistan on 8 March 2016.[2] Taseer's kidnapping was referred as one of the most high-profile kidnappings in Pakistan by The Guardian.[3] BBC's HARDtalk interviewed Taseer about his days in captivity.[4] In an interview, he mentioned that he was held by Uzbek militants, before eventually being passed to the Taliban.[5]

Life During Hostage Situation

During an interview, Shahbaz Taseer said: "I was ambushed by about five men... My first instinct was they were going to kill me. They drugged me five minutes after abducting me. I passed out - they had beaten me up very badly because I was moving and screaming while being drugged."[6] He further mentioned that the militants used to beat him badly and his fingernails were pulled out. The militants also sewed his mouth shut and kept him starving for days.[7]

References
  1. "Punjab Governor Salman Taseer assassinated in Islamabad - BBC News". Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  2. Shah, Syed Ali (8 March 2016). "Abducted Shahbaz Taseer rescued from Balochistan after five years". AFP. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
  3. Boone, Jon (8 March 2016). "Shahbaz Taseer son of murdered Pakistani governor found after years in captivity". The Guardian. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  4. "Shahbaz Taseer - Former Hostage, 2011-2016, Hardtalk - BBC World Service". BBC. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  5. "Pakistan kidnap: Shahbaz Taseer recalls four-year hostage ordeal". BBC News. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  6. "Pakistan kidnap: Shahbaz Taseer recalls four-year hostage ordeal". BBC News. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  7. Sophia Saifi. "Pakistan's Shahbaz Taseer: I was tortured". CNN. Retrieved 2021-06-25.


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