But don't want to 'do anything in haste'. ( This despite the fact that John Solecki has health issues and is believed to be not well.) The good news is the deadline has been extended.
From The News.
Pakistan has identified the kidnappers of an American UN official being
held captive and surrounded the area, a minister said, as a deadline to
kill the hostage was extended.
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said security forces had surrounded the area where John Solecki, head of the UN refugee agency, was being held, but would exercise caution.
“We have identified the kidnappers and the place where Solecki is being kept,” Qureshi told reporters in Multan late on Friday, without naming the group responsible. “The government will not do anything in haste that may endanger Solecki’s life,” he said, adding, “we are trying to ensure his safe recovery.”
The shadowy Balochistan Liberation United Front (BLUF) said last month it was responsible for abducting Solecki in Balochistan last month. It has threatened to kill him unless more than 1,100 people on a list of “prisoners” it provided were freed, and set a Thursday deadline. But a spokesman for the group called the private Online news agency in Quetta late on Friday and said the deadline had been extended indefinitely, an AFP reporter said.
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said security forces had surrounded the area where John Solecki, head of the UN refugee agency, was being held, but would exercise caution.
“We have identified the kidnappers and the place where Solecki is being kept,” Qureshi told reporters in Multan late on Friday, without naming the group responsible. “The government will not do anything in haste that may endanger Solecki’s life,” he said, adding, “we are trying to ensure his safe recovery.”
The shadowy Balochistan Liberation United Front (BLUF) said last month it was responsible for abducting Solecki in Balochistan last month. It has threatened to kill him unless more than 1,100 people on a list of “prisoners” it provided were freed, and set a Thursday deadline. But a spokesman for the group called the private Online news agency in Quetta late on Friday and said the deadline had been extended indefinitely, an AFP reporter said.
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