Peshawar, Pakistan -- The abduction this week was just one of a spate of kidnappings in and around the city in the past few months as Islamist militants and criminal gangs from the lawless neighbouring tribal areas seek a new source of funding.
One senior police official told The Times that there had been 124 reported cases of kidnapping this year alone. The real number could be higher as most people do not trust the police, preferring to pay the ransom.
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