No evidence that Afghanistan envoy's daughter Silsila Alikhil was kidnapped, says Pakistan police

Islamabad Inspector General of Police said that they have analysed all footage of the movement of the ambassador's daughter on the day of the kidnapping, however, the "impression given (about her abduction) is not corroborated by the evidence they have collected.

Islamabad: Pakistan police on Monday (July 19) said they have found no evidence that the daughter of the Afghan ambassador was abducted from the capital city, an incident that has triggered a major diplomatic row between the two neighbouring nations. Silsila Alikhil, the 26-year-old daughter of Afghanistan's ambassador to Pakistan Najibullah Alikhil was abducted, tortured and assaulted on Friday by unknown persons in Islamabad. She was abducted while riding a rented vehicle and was held for several hours before being released. She was found near the F-9 Park area of the capital with torture marks on her body. Addressing a press conference along with Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and National Security Adviser (NSA) Moeed Yusuf, Islamabad Inspector General of Police (IGP) Qazi Jameelur Rehman said police had collected the video footage of all places visited by the envoy's daughter that included the collected data of around 300 CCTV cameras in Islamabad and Rawalpindi.