ISLAMABAD: The son of a Pakistani high court chief justice, who was kidnapped from a busy Karachi street in June, was rescued by the army in an operation near the tribal areas on Tuesday.
Awais Ali Shah was recovered from the “custody of terrorists” during the intelligence-based operation near Tank in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, Gen Asim Bajwa, the head of the military’s media arm, said in a tweet.
Three terrorists were killed during the operation, Bajwa said. Shah, the son of the chief justice of the Sindh high court, was reunited with his family in Karachi at 9.30 am.
“I got a call from Gen Raheel Sharif at 3 am informing me my son has been rescued,” chief justice Sajjad Ali Shah told the media after being reunited with his son. “Gen Raheel told me he was personally monitoring the case and informed me of my son’ s safe recovery.” The chief justice said the Pakistan Army “is the only one to credit for the recovery of my son.” Asked whether he knew who was responsible for the kidnapping, he said, “All I know is that my son is back.”
Army officials said the driver of the vehicle in which Awais was being transported was shot and died instantly. After the car came to a halt, two assailants emerged from the back and tried to intervene. Troops approached the car and questioned the person inside, who was wearing a burqa and said he was Awais Ali Shah.
{{/usCountry}}Army officials said the driver of the vehicle in which Awais was being transported was shot and died instantly. After the car came to a halt, two assailants emerged from the back and tried to intervene. Troops approached the car and questioned the person inside, who was wearing a burqa and said he was Awais Ali Shah.
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