MIRANSHAH - Gunmen released a journalist Friday a day after he was kidnapped in one of Pakistan's tribal, a relative said.
"Armed men released Lal Wazir and dropped him near Azam Warsak Bazaar today," his uncle Ibrahim Wazir told AFP. Lal Wazir, 38, who works for a local newspaper in the South Waziristan town of Azam Warsak, was taken from a shop by six masked gunmen on Thursday.
"Lal is currently unable to speak to anybody but he arrived back home in safety," his uncle added. A local official confirmed the release. Nobody has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping.
The tribal areas are a haven for militants including the Taliban. According to the press campaign group Reporters Without Borders, Pakistan was the third deadliest country for journalists last year, behind Syria and Somalia.