A day after the alleged abduction of Afghan Ambassador to Pakistan Najibullah Alikhil's daughter, Afghanistan on Sunday recalled its ambassador over what is called "security threats", the Afghan foreign ministry said. Read more: Afghan envoy 'forced' to share picture of daughterHowever, the Afghan foreign ministry, while confirming the incident, had claimed that she was "abducted for several hours and severely tortured". Prime Minister Imran had directed Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed to utilise all resources to apprehend the people involved in kidnapping the Afghan envoy’s daughter. Detailing the abduction of the envoy's daughter, Rashid said, "She walked to the market and took a taxi for Khadda market from where she took another taxi to Rawalpindi," he said. He added that the statement of the envoy's daughter was shared with us today early in the morning, adding that it has also been made public.

Source: The Express Tribune July 18, 2021 16:37 UTC