Kidnapped son of former Pakistani PM heads home from Afghanistan

Ali Haider Gilani, (C) son of former Pakistani prime minister Yusuf Raza Gilani, speaks to media after he was rescued in Afghanistan in a joint operation by Afghan and U.S. forces, at the Defence ministry in Kabul, Afghanistan May 11, 2016. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail

KABUL/LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - The son of a former Pakistani prime minister who was rescued by Afghan and U.S. forces from al Qaeda captors in Afghanistan arrived home to a rapturous welcome in Pakistan on Wednesday, three years after being kidnapped from his home town.

Ali Haider Gilani was rescued on Monday by a joint force of Afghan and U.S. commandos who attacked a house held by al Qaeda militants in Paktika province, just across the border from Pakistan.