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CNews ISLAMABAD: Governor Punjab Salmaan Taseer and ambassador Tariq Azizuddin called on President Pervez Musharraf.It was Tariq Azizuddin’s first meeting with President after his release from Taliban. The President congratulated him and enquired about his health. The President vowed to continue war on terror on the occasion.President Musharraf congratulated Salmaan Taseer on assuming new responsibilities as Governor and hoped that he would work for the development and socio-economic uplift of the people of Punjab. Taseer assured him of coming up to the expectations of the people.

CNews ISLAMABAD: Federal cabinet meeting was underway at Prime Minister’s secretariat here on Wednesday.Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani was presiding over the meeting, to review law and order situation, power and wheat crises and price hike issues. Foreign ministry has briefed the cabinet about the efforts carried out for the release of abducted Pakistani ambassador in Afghanistan Tariq Azizuddin.The cabinet members were also taken into confidence about the consultation process within the ruling coalition for restoration of deposed judges.The decisions of cabinet would likely to be announced in the evening today

CNews Pakistan: said on Saturday that it is in touch with the mediators for the release of its ambassador to Afghanistan Tariq Azizuddin, who was kidnapped in the Pakistani tribal region in February while proceeding to Kabul.The ambassador Tariq Azizuddin appeared on Arabic television on Saturday saying he was being held by the Taliban and urged the government to accept their demands. "We are in touch with the mediators to free the ambassador," Foreign Office spokesman Muhammad Sadiq said."We can not disclose demands of kidnappers for safety reasons," the spokesman told a private TV channel. The ambassador was kidnapped on February 11 along with his guard Amir Sultan and driver Gul Nawaz. It was stated earlier that the ambassador may have been kidnapped for ransom but the 4-minute video released by Al-Arabiya TV channel shows that he is in the control of Taliban.It was not clear if he is still in the Pakistani tribal region or taken into Afghanistan. "We were k...

CNews Islamabad: The human and civil rights organization Ansar Burney Trust on Saturday demanded the immediate release of kidnapped Pakistani Ambassador Tariq Azizuddin and his staff who have been abducted by extremist elements on the Pak-Afghan border.Burney in his statement said that Azizuddin was kidnapped while serving his nation and it was the duty of people and government to use every resource available to secure their release.Burney also said that Azizuddin, his staff and their families had the full sympathies of the God fearing people of Pakistan.Recently, a video was released by the abductors showing the distraught Azizuddin making an appeal to the Pakistani government and asking for its support in getting his release.Burney said that the video has touched the hearts and minds of the people and everyone in the country wants to see Azizuddin and his staff released immediately - and it was the duty of the government to listen to the wishes of the people and secure their release ...