Kidnapped Chinese tourist inPakistan

DERA ISMAIL KHAN:

A militant video released Sunday purtported
to show a Chinese tourist kidnapped by
Taliban -allied fighters in Pakistan a year
ago asking for  his government to help him
be released.

A militant known to belong to a Taliban
splinter group called  Jaish al-Hadeed ,or
"The Contingent of Steel"gave the video to
The Associated Press.

While it could not be independently verified
by the AP,the man in the video resembled
other known photographs of Hong Xudong
kidnapped in March 2014.

In the  video,the man identified as Hong asks
for the Chinese government to honor hi
kidnappers ransom demands,without  ever
stating themChinese officials and state media
did not immediately  comment on the video.

Official at the Chinese Embassy in Isamabad
could not be reached for comment.

Hong went missing after entering Pakistan
from neighbouring India in April 2014
He was abducted May the 19 in the town of
Daraban on the outskirts of the Dera  Ismail
Khan district ,which borders Pakistan 's lawless
tribal regions, a haven for militants,,Police
only found his passport ,bicycle and belongings,
AFP