Foreign hostages in Pakistan
This is a list of known foreign hostages in Pakistan. Foreign nationals have often been abducted by various militant groups who are participating in the current War in North-West Pakistan and are linked to Terrorism in Pakistan.
Timeline
- 23 January 2002: Daniel Pearl, a Jewish American journalist was kidnapped in Karachi by a militant group. He was beheaded nine days later.
- 10 October 2004: Two Chinese engineers working at the Gomal Zam Dam were kidnapped along with their driver and bodyguard in South Waziristan along the Afghanistan border. The driver and bodyguard were later released. Pakistani forces managed to rescue one of the engineers several days later but the other engineer was killed during the rescue attempt.[1][2]
- 28 September 2008: Piotr Stańczak, a Polish engineer and geologist was abducted by unknown gunmen in the city of Attock. The gunmen shot dead his driver, translator and bodyguard with whom he was travelling in a car.[3] Stańczak was beheaded by militants on 7 February 2009, with a video of the execution released.[4] His executioners said they murdered Stańczak because of the Pakistani government's failure to release Taliban prisoners.[4]
- 2 February 2009: John Solecki, an American official working for the UNHCR in Quetta was kidnapped by an unknown Baloch militant group. His driver was shot fatally.[5] Solecki was eventually released on April 4, 2009.[6]
- 2 July 2011: A Swiss tourist couple was abducted while travelling in Balochistan.[7] The couple were seized by unidentified gunmen affiliated with the Pakistani Taliban in the Loralai District, which is some 150 km north of the provincial capital Quetta. The couple escaped in March 2012.[8]
- 13 August 2011: Warren Weinstein, an American aid worker living in Lahore was kidnapped from his residence by unknown gunmen.[9] As of December 2011, Ayman al-Zawahiri claimed to be holding him in FATA.[10]
- 14 March 2013: Two Czech tourists kidnapped near Pakistan's western border. The two females were on a road trip to India.[11]
References
- ^ Two Chinese engineers kidnapped in Pakistan
- ^ http://english.people.com.cn/200410/15/eng20041015_160283.html
- ^ BBC.co.uk
- ^ a b Shah, Saeed (2009-02-09). "Polish man beheaded in Pakistani militant video". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
- ^ Masood, Salman (3 February 2009). "American U.N. Official Is Abducted in Pakistan". The New York Times.
- ^ Pakistani group frees US hostage, BBC, 4 April 2009
- ^ Swiss couple kidnapped in south-west Pakistan
- ^ "Swiss couple escape from Pakistan Taliban captivity". Reuters. 15 March 2012.
- ^ "US aid official kidnapped in Pakistan - Central & South Asia". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
- ^ By AFP. "Al Qaeda claims kidnapping of Weinstein in Pakistan – The Express Tribune". Tribune.com.pk. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
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