SECOND DELEGATION LEAVES FOR NURISTAN
The second delegation from Chitral headed by Abdul Majid (former Nazim) has left for Nuristan province of Afghanistan to begin second round of talks to recover Teacher Athanasios Lerounis, who was kidnapped on 8th sept.
Abdul Majeed, a former union council nazim, headed the previous delegation and was the person who was allowed to meet Athanassios in person. The militants had demanded $2 million ransom and release of three important Taliban leaders.
Kalasha sources confirmed the departure of the negotiating team but did not give any details about the demands made by the kidnappers. The Kalash people in Mumuret Valley had vowed to launch peaceful protest movement after Eid for the safe recovery of Professor Athanasios. But now they are threatened not to do protests amid security for their own lives as small non-Muslim indigenous people in Pakistan.