The Local Switzerland

'Risk-taking hostages should pay for rescue'

Mon, 07 May 2012 12:51:00 +0200

Several Swiss politicians have called for certain freed hostages to contribute financially to the costs of their rescue.

Swiss ex-hostages speak of Taliban kidnap ordeal

Mon, 07 May 2012 10:58:00 +0200

Two Swiss former hostages who escaped their Taliban captors in March after eight months in a Pakistani tribal zone told a newspaper on Sunday of their ordeal, giving a rare glimpse into the torn region.

Video emerges of Swiss hostages in Pakistan

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:26:00 +0200

A video has emerged showing a Swiss couple kidnapped by the Taliban in Pakistan nearly four months ago, flanked by four masked gunmen pointing rifles at their heads.

Pakistan Taliban say they have Swiss hostages

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:03:00 +0200

Pakistan Taliban militants on Friday said they were holding a Swiss couple kidnapped a month ago while on holiday in the remote province of Baluchistan.

Swiss hostages moved to Pakistan badlands

Mon, 04 Jul 2011 19:25:00 +0200

A Swiss couple kidnapped on holiday in Pakistan have been smuggled into the tribal belt on the Afghan border, a notorious haven for Taliban and Al-Qaeda, a local official said Monday.

Pakistan mounts search for Swiss hostages

Mon, 04 Jul 2011 13:06:00 +0200

Pakistan has launched a search operation and engaged tribal elders to help secure the release of a Swiss couple abducted in the insurgency-hit southwest, officials said Saturday.