Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that Shahbaz Taseer the son of late governor Punjab Salman Taseer is alive and is under the custody of terrorists near Pak-Afghan border area; meanwhile the Rehman Malik confirmed the plot of Al-Qaeda and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan to kidnap PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari from Karachi.
Talking to media persons at NADRA Headquarters after addressing a ceremony Rehman Malik said that he could not tell anything more about Shahbaz Taseer, adding that all possible efforts are being made to recover him.
He said that on receiving the real time intelligence the security of Bilawal Bhutto has been increased.
He said that the security of the leadership of the country has been increased, adding that instructions in this regard has been issued to the concerned security agencies.
Replying a question Rehman Malik said that he has no secret agency in London, adding that he had registered a trading company with the name of “Shafaf”, adding that this firm was used to search out the lost assets of people, adding that when he came back from London he had left the institution behind him.
He said that he had left the firm on the directions of President Asif Ali Zardari before entering in politics, adding that he has no relations with Black Water if any connection was proved he should be hanged in open place in Islamabad.
He said that Pakistan is facing security threats at present, adding that the country’s leadership is also facing security challenges that is why the security of the leadership including Bilawal Bhutto has been increased.
He said that two weeks ago a security agency had informed that the Al-Qaeda and TTP can kidnap Bilawal Bhutto.
He said that Pakistan is passing through a difficult time and we all should have to face the difficult time with unity.
Rehman Malik said that the efforts to recover Shahbaz Taseer are going on, adding that interior ministry is proud of the performance of the security institutions, adding that the performance of federal police headed by IGP Binyamin is performing very well.
Meanwhile addressing the ceremony of NADRA Rehman Malik announced to make permanent all the contract employees of the NADRA and also announced to start housing schemes for the employees of the NADRA.
PPP MNA Noor Alam Khan and a large number of employees of NADRA were present in the ceremony.