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    The point is that HMG didn't pay the ransom, though the family did (and got it back). Obviously this was a personal decision made by the family, or at least the father, which explains why he came back to UK against the wishes of the Pakistani authorities.

    As a country it is right that we should not bow down to any such demands from terrorists. As an individual it must be very hard and in this case it all turned out very well indeed.

    To answer Keith's original quesion (post #1); I haven't the foggiest how I would react if a member of my family were kidnapped and a ransom demand received, although I guess my initial response would be "How?" as I certainly couldn't raise that sort of money.

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