Kidnapping of Shahbaz Taseer

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Shahbaz Taseer
شہباز تاثیر
Born1983 (age 41–42)
Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
OccupationBusinessman
Known forKidnapping and rescue
SpouseMaheen Ghani (divorced) Neha Rajpoot (m. 2021)
Parent(s) Salmaan Taseer (father, former Governor of Punjab, Pakistan
FamilyTaseer family

Shahbaz Taseer is a Pakistani businessman, and the son of the former Governor of Punjab (Pakistan) Salman Taseer. In August 2011, following his father's assassination, [1] he was kidnapped by militants in Lahore while he was driving to his office from home. Taseer was held in captivity for around four and a half years and was recovered from Kuchlak, Balochistan on 8 March 2016. [2] Taseer's kidnapping was referred as one of the most high-profile kidnappings in Pakistan by The Guardian. [3] BBC's HARDtalk interviewed Taseer about his days in captivity. [4] In an interview, he mentioned that he was held by Uzbek militants, before eventually being passed to the Taliban. [5]

Life during hostage situation

During an interview, Shahbaz Taseer said: "I was ambushed by about five men... My first instinct was they were going to kill me. They drugged me five minutes after abducting me. I passed out - they had beaten me up very badly because I was moving and screaming while being drugged." [5] He further mentioned that the militants used to beat him badly and his fingernails were pulled out. The militants also sewed his mouth shut and kept him starving for days. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Punjab Governor Salman Taseer assassinated in Islamabad - BBC News". BBC News. 4 January 2011. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  2. ↑ Shah, Syed Ali (8 March 2016). "Abducted Shahbaz Taseer rescued from Balochistan after five years". AFP. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
  3. ↑ Boone, Jon (8 March 2016). "Shahbaz Taseer son of murdered Pakistani governor found after years in captivity". The Guardian. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  4. ↑ "Shahbaz Taseer - Former Hostage, 2011-2016, Hardtalk - BBC World Service". BBC. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  5. 1 2 "Pakistan kidnap: Shahbaz Taseer recalls four-year hostage ordeal". BBC News. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  6. ↑ Sophia Saifi (16 May 2016). "Pakistan's Shahbaz Taseer: I was tortured". CNN. Retrieved 2021-06-25.


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