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Anas Mallick. Picture couretsy Anas Mallick Twitter ISLAMABAD: Pakistani journalist Anas Mallick who had gone missing in Kabul a day ago is “safe”, Pakistani envoy Mansoor Ahmed Khan said Friday after talking to him on phone. “Regarding reports about Pakistani journalist Anas Malik, I have just talked to him on phone briefly. He is in Kabul and safe. Embassy will remain in touch with him,“ the envoy said on Twitter. Anas Mallick — working with WionNews —  also tweeted, "I am back." He was in Afghanistan to cover the first anniversary of the takeover by the Taliban of the country. The journalist reached Kabul on August 3. Mallick went missing on Thursday after filing a story about the 'safehouse' where Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a drone strike. “We at the Foreign Office are deeply concerned about the disappearance of Anas Mallick, FO correspondent, from Kabul yesterday,” the FO had said in a statement on Twitter after reports emerged

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs. — Photo courtesy Radio Pakistan Dr Afzal was "kidnapped and held in captivity for over 3 months". The kidnapping took place after an attack on Abuja-Kaduna train on March 28. Minister for Foreign Affairs Bilawal Bhutto Zardari says he is "highly relieved". The government and people of Pakistan express deep appreciation to the "brotherly people and government of Nigeria for helping to secure safe release of Pakistani citizen, Dr Abuzar Muhammad Afzal", the Foreign Office said on Sunday. According to a statement by the FO, Dr Afzal was "kidnapped and held in captivity for over 3 months". "Dr Abuzar was among scores of passengers taken hostage in an attack on Abuja-Kaduna train on March 28, 2022," said the statement. It added that he is the "only foreigner among seven hostages freed last night, and 13 others released a month ago". According to the Foreign Office, in a video m