By Dean Nelson and Farzana Fiaz in Lahore 145PM GMT eighteen Mar 2010
Sahil Saeed waves with his father Raja Naqqash Saeed during their reunion at the British High Commission in Islamabad, Pakistan Photo APSahil played a diversion of football with his father after they were reunited at the British High Commission in Islamabad.
The schoolboy was snatched by gunmen at his grandmother"s residence in Jhelum, Punjab, on Mar 4 as he and his father, Raja Naqqash Saeed, were about to leave to catch a moody at the behind of to Britain.
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Sources close to the review pronounced they are questioning either the ransom direct associated to debts due by Mr Saeed.
Sahil was found deserted in a margin in Pakistan progressing this week after the father handed over �110,000 to the kidnappers in Paris.
He was tracked by military who arrested dual Pakistani men and a Romanian lady and recovered �105,000 of the ransom cash.
According to a military statement, clandestine officers watched him palm over the income and witnessed the income being divided.
The dual Pakistani men were followed by military from Paris to Spain where they were arrested and were due to crop up in court.
With their distress at the behind of them, Sahil played football with his father and a cousin and sent a summary home to his mom in a radio interview.
"Mummy, I miss you. Mummy, I love you," he said.
Britain"s High Commissioner Adam Thomson described the reunion as "an romantic moment" whilst Mr Saeed pronounced he was "completely overjoyed."
"Sahil is you do well, is in great spirits, and can"t wait for to lapse to the UK to see his mum, his family, and stick on his friends at the behind of at school," he said.
"I would similar to to compensate reverence to the untiring efforts of the Pakistani and UK authorities that resulted in the protected lapse of Sahil to us.
"I would additionally similar to to appreciate everybody for their messages of await that my family and I have perceived over the march of the last dual weeks," he added.
"As we lapse at the behind of to the UK, I ask that the media shows patience and respects the family"s remoteness as we outlay a little peculiarity time with Sahil."
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