Taliban release kidnapped workers of Gomal Zam dam as a goodwill gesture

Recent PostTaliban release kidnapped workers of Gomal Zam dam as a goodwill gesture

PESHAWAR: The Pakistani Taliban on Saturday released eight workers of the Gomal Zam Dam project as a goodwill gesture, almost a year after Taliban militants kidnapped them in South Waziristan.

The release took place in South Waziristan region on Saturday after successful talks between a tribal Jirga and the Taliban. A spokesman for the Governor house in Peshawar confirmed the release of all eight workers.

The project workers Sub-Divisional Officer Shahid Ali Khan, Sub-Engineer Sanaullah, four security personnel and two other staffers were kidnapped on August 15, 2012 while they were travelling to Tank from the dam site in South Waziristan tribal region.

A faction of the outlawed Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) released a video of the abducted employees, a month after their kidnapping, pleading to the government to fulfill the militants’ demands and arrange for their safe release.

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