International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 05/18/2008
The Pakistani ambassador to Afghanistan, Tariq Azizuddin, who was kidnapped three months ago by Taliban militants, was released Friday night, the government said.
The Liberal Blog Network (Free subscription) | 05/17/2008
Taliban militants freed a kidnapped Pakistani ambassador on Saturday after the release of more than 40 Taliban fighters in recent days, a senior security official said. Pakistan's envoy to Afghanistan, Tariq Azizuddin, was abducted on February 11 while traveling from the northwestern city of Peshawar to the Afghan border, on his way back to Kabul.
Thaindian News (Free subscription) | 05/17/2008
DPA Islamabad, May 17 (DPA) Pakistan Saturday claimed that it had recovered its ambassador to Afghanistan from the country's restive tribal region where he was held for over three months by pro-Taliban militants, and that no deal was made to secure his release. Tariq Azizuddin arrived at Chaklala military airbase in the outskirts of Islamabad and [...]
Sky News (Free subscription) | 05/17/2008
Taliban militants have freed Pakistan's envoy to Afghanistan.
Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 05/17/2008
Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan Tariq Azizuddin, who was kidnapped Feb 11, has been released.
worldwide-news.net (Free subscription) | 05/17/2008
Pakistani ambassador to Afghanistan Tariq Azizuddin has been released, Foreign Office spokesman Muhammad Sadiq said Saturday. “The ambassador was recovered late Friday,” confirmed Sadiq. “He is safe and sound.” Azizuddin was … Go to news source
People Daily (Free subscription) | 05/17/2008
Pakistani ambassador to Afghanistan Tariq Azizuddin has been released, Foreign Office spokesman Muhammad Sadiq said Saturday. "The ambassador was recovered late Friday," confirmed Sadiq. "He is safe and sound." Azizuddin was ...
France 24 (Free subscription) | 05/17/2008
Three months after his kidnapping, Ambassador Tariq Azizuddin was released in Afghanistan by Taliban militants and is on his way back to safety.
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 05/04/2008
Sanjar deliberates on the Taliban's implication in kidnapping of the Pakistani ambassador to Afghanistan Tariq Azizuddin in February this year.
Thaindian News (Free subscription) | 04/22/2008
Peshawar, Apr 22 (ANI): Militants belonging to Pakistans wing of the Taliban - the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, who are holding Pakistans envoy in Afghanistan Tariq Azizuddin, have reportedly dropped the demand of release of Taliban leader Mullah Obaidullah, on realizing that the demand was not open to negotiations. But they still insist that the Pakistan government [...]
Asia Times (Free subscription) | 04/21/2008
The weekend release of a video of Tariq Azizuddin, Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan, confirming that he has been in the hands of militants linked to al-Qaeda since being captured in February, places Islamabad in an untenable situation. It can either bow to the militants' extravagant demands for Tariq's release or reverse its position and go for all-out war against militancy. The United States would...
Turkish daily news (Free subscription) | 04/21/2008
Pakistan's envoy to Afghanistan Tariq Azizuddin, who went missing in February, appeared on Saturday in a video aired by Al-Arabiya news channel in which he said that he was held by the
Thaindian News (Free subscription) | 04/21/2008
Lahore, Apr 21 (ANI): The kidnappers of missing Pakistan envoy Tariq Azizuddin have reportedly demanded the release of 12 prisoners, including the men suspected of plotting Benazir Bhuttos assassination, in exchange for his release. News of Tariq, who has been missing since February 11, surfaced when an Arab satellite channel broadcast a video showing his [...]
Indian Express (Free subscription) | 04/21/2008
The Taliban who have kidnapped Pakistan's envoy to Afghanistan Tariq Azizuddin have demanded the release...
Hindu (Free subscription) | 04/20/2008
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Ambassador to Afghanistan Tariq Azizuddin, who went missing in February, on Saturday appeared in a video beamed by an Arabic TV channel and said he was being held by the Taliban. The footage aired by ...
