Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto on Sunday thanked the officials and people of Nigeria and Pakistan for their role in ensuring safe recovery of Pakistani national Dr Abuzar Muhammad Afzal from the captivity of a Nigerian terrorist group. "Highly relieved by the safe release of Pakistani national Abuzar M Afzal, kidnapped in Nigeria since March," the foreign minister said in a Twitter post. Highly relieved by safe release of 🇵🇰 national Abuzar M. Afzal, kidnapped in Nigeria since March! The Pakistani national, having a PhD in Microbiology from Faisalabad, was serving an international company in Nigeria as general manager. In a terrifying video, the Pakistani national had pleaded to the government and the world to help them.