| [Pak Daily Times] A British journalist held captive by terrorists in the Tribal Areas has been released, the British embassy confirmed on Thursday. Asad Qureshi went missing in March while travelling to North Waziristan -- a hotbed of militancy -- with a retired army officer and a prominent Pakistani ex-spy who was killed by their captors. "We can confirm Asad Qureshi has been released and our consular team is providing him with consular assistance," said George Sherriff, a spokesman for the British High Commission in Islamabad, giving no further details. |