PESHAWAR: The Bannu\nPolice during an encounter killed an alleged terrorist who had links with the\nkidnapping of Canadian female journalist Khadija Abdul Qahaar, an official said\non Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Khadija Abdul Qahaar, who claimed she had\nconverted to Islam, along with her translator and guide was on her way to\nMiramshah in the hope of interviewing the local Taliban militants in North\nWaziristan in a taxi when unidentified armed men kidnapped her on November 12,\n2008.Two million US dollars ransom was demanded by the TTP North Waziristan\nlater. They threatened to kill her if their demand not met. A video was\nreleased later in which Khadija Abdul Qahaar made a plea to the authorities to\nget her released. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Later, reports said\nshe was found dead in captivity on November 4, 2010. \u201cthe main kidnapper of the\nCanadian citizen was Amin Shah, who was also involved in eight other cases of\nterrorism. Besides, the accused had a link with the IED attack on a police\nmobile in Bannu on Monday. He was killed in an encounter with the police and\nquoted Regional Police Officer Abdul Ghafoor Afridi told The News. He added\nthat the accused was charged in the FIR of the kidnapping of the Canadian\ncitizen a few years back. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A police car was\ntargeted on Monday with a remote controlled improvised explosive device (IED)\nattack after which two alleged terrorists were killed in the encounter. The\nevidences obtained from the killed men also led to the killing of Amin Shah in\nan encounter on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Newspaper: The News<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Related link: Pakistan Today<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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