Bagdad:A Pakistani diplomat missing in

Bag­dad:A Pakis­tani diplo­mat mis­sing in Bag­h­dad has made con­tact with his embassy to say he was kid­nap­ped, Pakis­tani offi­ci­als said Sun­day.
In Isla­ma­bad, Pakistan’s infor­ma­tion minis­ter made an appeal on state tele­vi­sion for the release of the diplo­mat, Malik Muhammad Jaweed.
Mr. Jaweed dis­appea­red about 8 p.m. Satur­day, police offi­ci­als in Bag­h­dad said. Pakis­tani offi­ci­als said Sun­day that Mr. Jaweed had cal­led the embassy to say he had been kid­nap­ped, but had not been har­med, The Associa­ted Press reported.
Pakis­tan has no tro­ops or peace­keepers in Iraq. Last July, two Pakis­ta­nis wor­king for a Kuwaiti com­pany were kid­nap­ped and behea­ded by insur­gents. (nytimes)