Former Pak PM Yousaf Gilani's son abducted in 2013 recovered

May 10, 2016 13:25

Former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani's son was recovered on Tuesday in a successful operation, according to PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto, reports Dawn.

"PM Yousuf Raza Gilani received a call from ambassador of Afghanistan. His son Haider Gilani has been recovered in a successful operation," the PPP chairman said on Twitter.

In May 2013, armed assailants kidnapped the son of the former prime minister, while also killing two Pakistan Peoples Party workers in the attack.The incident took place at a PPP corner meeting in Farrukhabad, near Matital Road in Multan, where the former premier's son, Ali Haider Gilani, was scheduled to address.

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