Pakistan rescues Chinese tourist held by Taleban

Pakistan's Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan speaks during a meeting.

Islamabad - Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said the man will be handed over to Chinese authorities soon.

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Published: Mon 24 Aug 2015, 1:35 PM

Last updated: Mon 24 Aug 2015, 3:38 PM

Pakistan's interior minister says a Chinese tourist held hostage for months by the Taleban has been freed in a government operation. 
In a press conference on Sunday night that was broadcast on Monday on multiple TV channels, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said the man will be handed over to Chinese authorities soon. 
Khan did not identify the Chinese national and did not provide details on the rescue. 
The only Chinese national known to be held by the Taleban is Hong Xudong, who was abducted in May 2014 near the northwestern Pakistani city of Dera Ismail Khan.
The kidnapping was claimed by a splinter group of the Pakistani Taleban. A video released in May 2015 showed a man identified as Hong asking the Chinese government to honor his kidnappers' unspecified ransom demands.

Published: Mon 24 Aug 2015, 1:35 PM

Last updated: Mon 24 Aug 2015, 3:38 PM

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