Pakistan, GILGIT (Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Abducted 31 Sunni hostages probably activists of Sipah-e-Sahaba has been released today After successful negotiations, authorities in Gilgit managed to secure the release of 31 Sunnis held hostage in Nagar Valley for a week, the Shia Post reported.
According to sources, the release came after successful negotiations between the clerics and the government.
The Shia clerics, Agha Rahat and Sheikh Mirza Ali, played a key role in the release of these men as the Nagar community had authorised them to decide the fate of the abducted men.
Earlier, the government had formed a delegation comprising of regional Law Minister Wazir Shakil and Amjad Hussain for the release of the hostages but it failed to do so.
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11 April 2012 - 04:46
News ID: 307905
Abducted 31 Sunni hostages probably activists of Sipah-e-Sahaba has been released today After successful negotiations, authorities in Gilgit managed to secure the release of 31 Sunnis held hostage in Nagar Valley for a week, the Shia Post reported.
