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.
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