Daughter of Afghan envoy to Pakistan briefly kidnapped - government

The daughter of Afghanistan's ambassador to Pakistan was briefly kidnapped and mistreated by unknown assailants, the Afghan government said on Saturday. Neither Pakistan's foreign ministry nor Islamabad Police responded to Reuters' requests for comment.

The daughter of Afghanistan's ambassador to Pakistan was briefly kidnapped and mistreated by unknown assailants, the Afghan government said on Saturday. Silsila Alikhil was on her way home when she was seized for several hours and "severely tortured", the foreign ministry said in a statement, without giving more details of Friday's abduction in Islamabad.

"After being released from the kidnappers' captivity, Ms Alikhil is under medical care at the hospital," it said, calling for an investigation and protection for Afghan diplomats. Neither Pakistan's foreign ministry nor Islamabad Police responded to Reuters' requests for comment. (Writing by Umar Farooq; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)