Two Czech women kidnapped in Pakistan reach home

Share
"I can confirm that Hana Humpalova and Antonie Chrastecka have already returned to the Czech Republic," Sobotka told the CT24 news channel.
He added that the two 26-year-old women were freed with the help of the Turkish Muslim humanitarian organisation IHH.
"I would like to ask the media to respect the women's privacy," Sobotka added.
Turkey's state-run Anadolu news agency quoted Chrastecka as saying: "I still can't believe I am here. Even now, I fear this is a dream."
The agency said Chrastecka and Humpalova had arrived in the eastern Turkish province of Van late on Friday following two months of "intense" talks.
Izzet Sahin, the IHH official leading the negotiations with the kidnappers, told the agency the families of the victims had contacted the Turkish charity as a last resort after exhausting all other means to save the pair.
"We have put into use every tool at our disposal to get them back. We have delivered them to their families safely today," Sahin told Anadolu, adding that the charity still did not know why the Czechs had been kidnapped.
Humpalova and Chrastecka, both psychology students, were kidnapped on March 13, 2013, in the southwestern Balochistan province while being escorted by a tribal policeman after crossing into Pakistan from Iran on holiday.
In a video released shortly after the kidnapping, the two young Czechs pleaded for the release of Pakistani neuroscientist Aafia Siddiqui, jailed in 2010 in the United States on charges of terrorist links.
In another video shot in August 2013 and released two months later, Humpalova called on the Czech government to exert pressure on Islamabad to return her to her homeland "as soon as possible".
Speaking to Anadolu, Humpalova said: "It was very hard. For the first time in our lives we saw weapons and armed men."
"We still do not know why were taken. There were weapons fired and bombs going off. But we got used to it in time."
She said the worst part of their two-year ordeal was being apart from their families.
"From the first moment I was kidnapped, I wanted to be with them. I am so happy right now and so excited," Chrastecka said.
- Home lawn grass trimming05:46 AM | 5 Aug, 2022
- Best Fertilizers for Home Garden09:59 AM | 26 Jul, 2022
- Make your own wanda for milch animals11:29 AM | 18 Jul, 2022
- What is the right age of paddy nursery to transfer?03:14 PM | 2 Jul, 2022
- Cotton crop care during monsoon05:45 PM | 28 Jun, 2022
- Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem wins javelin gold with career best throw ...11:06 PM | 8 Aug, 2022
- British investigators launch probe into 'misuse' of charity funds by ...10:24 PM | 7 Aug, 2022
- Usman Mukhtar's wife tells why he's disappeared from social media09:49 PM | 7 Aug, 2022
- Pakistan slams Indian ludicrous comments against OIC’s remarks on ...09:28 PM | 7 Aug, 2022
- Interior Minister says ‘performers giving Islamic touch now in need ...08:51 PM | 7 Aug, 2022
- Usman Mukhtar's wife tells why he's disappeared from social media09:49 PM | 7 Aug, 2022
- Sakina Samo's directorial debut to hit cinemas later this month03:51 PM | 7 Aug, 2022
- Natasha Ali Lakhani’s new bold photos break the internet03:28 PM | 7 Aug, 2022
- Pakistan ranks second worst on gender inequality10:55 PM | 13 Jul, 2022
- Pakistani stars celebrate Eidul-Adha in style06:20 PM | 10 Jul, 2022
- Pakistani celebrities who are performing Hajj 202210:16 PM | 5 Jul, 2022
- Films releasing in Pakistan on Eidul Adha 202211:51 PM | 5 Jul, 2022