Ali Haider gillani, son of former prime minister of Pakistan, was rescued from Taliban captivity after an Afghan-US raid in Afghanistan's Paktika province. Earlier on may 9 2013, Ali haider was abducted from his hometown Multan after attending a political congregation while his secretary and bodyguard were shot dead on the spot. According to US officials he was held by Al-Qaeda affiliated group, possibly Pakistani Taliban. Its unclear whether US-Afghan forces acted to rescue the high profile abductee or they stumbled upon him in a pure coincidence or whether Pakistan's intelligence had some role in pinpointing the target. Although all those questions are unanswered but the environment has become surprisingly good. After all, intelligence sharing can prove to be critically important for counter insurgency in both countries, the cooperation which was lacking previously and resulted in major security disasters. Although many untold stories of abductees who are languishing in captivity awaits such actions, it indeed is a good omen for starting of new relationship based on intelligence sharing and common security objectives.
Source: http://www.dawn.com/news/1257779
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