Rescued son of Pakistan’s ex-PM to be flown home from Kabul

Ali Haidar Gilani thanks Afghan armed forces for his rescue.

Ali Haider Gilani, (centre) son of former Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani, speaks to media after he was rescued in Afghanistan in a joint operation by Afghan and U.S. forces, at the Defence Ministry in Kabul, Afghanistan on Wednesday.

The son of former Pakistani prime minister Yusuf Raza Gilani who was freed from kidnappers in a dramatic military rescue in Afghanistan has been handed over to Pakistan’s ambassador in Kabul.

Ali Haidar Gilani arrived at the Afghan Ministry of Defence in Kabul by helicopter on Wednesday morning where he was greeted by Pakistani Ambassador Abrar Hussain. He is expected soon to be flown home to Pakistan.

Mr. Gilani was rescued during a joint U.S.-Afghan commando raid on an al-Qaeda compound near the Pakistani border on Tuesday, after three years of captivity. He spent the night at a military base, undergoing medical check-ups.

Thanks Afghan forces

At the Kabul Ministry, he thanked Afghan forces for “their sacrifice for someone from another country.”