By Rehmat Mehsud
BANNU, PAKISTAN - Elders in Pakistan's lawless tribal region are negotiating with Taliban militants for the release of a Canadian woman threatened with beheading, according to a tribesman in the region.
“Two tribal elders are in talks between the local government and the Taliban,” local tribesman Amer Jan said by telephone from the rugged area.
The news comes a day after The Globe and Mail received a video of Beverly Giesbrecht, 52, pleading with authorities in Canada and Pakistan to do something to save her life, saying her captors have told her they will cut off her head if their demands aren't met by March 31. They have asked for $375,000 (U.S.) for her release.
“The matter will be settled, but secretly,” Mr. Jan said.
When contacted, one of the elders involved in negotiations asked that their identity not be revealed, and said they are not authorized to talk until a deal has been reached. But he did acknowledge that he was shuttling between the parties involved.
Neither Pakistani authorities nor the Canadian embassy responded to requests for comment on the news of the negotiations.
Ms. Giesbrecht, who is also known as Khadija Abdul Qahaar, has been a captive for four months. Read more ...
BANNU, PAKISTAN - Elders in Pakistan's lawless tribal region are negotiating with Taliban militants for the release of a Canadian woman threatened with beheading, according to a tribesman in the region.
“Two tribal elders are in talks between the local government and the Taliban,” local tribesman Amer Jan said by telephone from the rugged area.
The news comes a day after The Globe and Mail received a video of Beverly Giesbrecht, 52, pleading with authorities in Canada and Pakistan to do something to save her life, saying her captors have told her they will cut off her head if their demands aren't met by March 31. They have asked for $375,000 (U.S.) for her release.
“The matter will be settled, but secretly,” Mr. Jan said.
When contacted, one of the elders involved in negotiations asked that their identity not be revealed, and said they are not authorized to talk until a deal has been reached. But he did acknowledge that he was shuttling between the parties involved.
Neither Pakistani authorities nor the Canadian embassy responded to requests for comment on the news of the negotiations.
Ms. Giesbrecht, who is also known as Khadija Abdul Qahaar, has been a captive for four months. Read more ...
Sources: MSNBC, Andrew Bolt, Globe and Mail
H/T: Gramfan
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