Kidnapped Pakistani legislator released

Reports from Pakistan say a member of the provincial assembly in the North-West Frontier Province, Gayan Singh, who was kidnapped by gunmen several days ago has been released unconditionally.

Mr Singh was kidnapped along with a high-ranking government official, Maqbul Ahmed, while travelling from Kohat to the provincial capital, Peshawar.

A ransom demand was made for an undisclosed amount -- the authorities say it wasn't paid.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service