VC Kidnapped

The usual demands of kidnappers for the release of a detained person are payment of ransom and, in some cases, release of their fellow terrorists from jail. I am sure the demands for Ajmal Khan’s release will not be any different from these. Indeed these are not such impossible conditions which cannot be met by the authorities concerned.

In fact, the government of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa had met similar conditions in the cases of the kidnapped VC of the Kohat University and some other important persons. The governor KPK, who is an old Islamian himself, and the chief minister should realise the gravity of the situation and do everything humanly possible to ensure the release of this distinguished educationist. These gentlemen, who hold positions of authority, will not be able to absolve themselves of the responsibility if anything unfortunate happens to Ajmal Khan.