Kidnapped son of murdered Pakistan governor found alive

The kidnapped son of a Pakistani governor assassinated in 2011 has been found alive, just over a week after his father’s killer was hanged. Shahbaz Taseer was taken by gunmen in Lahore in August 2011, months after his father Salman was killed for opposing Pakistan’s blasphemy laws. The assassin, his bodyguard Mumtaz Qadri, was hailed […]

The kidnapped son of a Pakistani governor assassinated in 2011 has been found alive, just over a week after his father’s killer was hanged.
Shahbaz Taseer was taken by gunmen in Lahore in August 2011, months after his father Salman was killed for opposing Pakistan’s blasphemy laws.
The assassin, his bodyguard Mumtaz Qadri, was hailed as a hero by many.
Counter-terror police said they recovered Shahbaz from a compound north of Quetta, following a tip off.