Police arrest suspected gang leader as search for Ali Haider Gilani continues: Report

Accused is running an inter-provincial gang of kidnappers and we are investigating him: Police

PESHAWAR: In the ongoing search operation to recover former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani's son, police arrested the head of a gang suspected to be behind the kidnapping of Ali Haider Gilani, Dawn.com reported on Friday.

On May 9, the youngest son of former prime minister, Ali Haider, was kidnapped after an attack on a Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) gathering in Multan.

On Thursday, security personnel recovered a captive and arrested four abductors in Nowshera during a search conducted to recover Ali Haider.

Sources told Dawn.com that the accused arrested today was identified as Wazir Gul and is the brother of the suspect arrested by police on Thursday in Nowshera.

Police say that Wazir Gul is running an inter-provincial gang of kidnappers and police is investigating him to find a clue to Gilani's son.