Kidnapped son of ex-prime minister is freed

The kidnapped son of Pakistan's former prime minister has been freed three years after gunmen abducted him, his party's chairman said on Tuesday.

Ali Haider Gilani, son of ex-premier Yusuf Raza Gilani, "has been recovered in a successful operation. Alhamdulillah (thanks be to God)", Pakistan People's Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto tweeted on his official account.

Pakistan's foreign office later released a statement confirming Ali Haider Gilani's release.