Pakistan's High Commissioner to the UK Wajid Shamsul Hasan described the kidnapping as a "condemnable act" that had caused the Pakistani government concern.

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And he rejected criticism from Pakistan's High Commissioner, Wajid Shamsul Hasan, who accused the UK of refusing Pakistani offers of help with background checks.

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But Pakistan's High Commissioner to the UK, Wajid Shamsul Hasan, told BBC's Newsnight that his country was arresting people in anti-terror raids "every day".

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In London, England, Pakistani envoy to Britain Wajid Shamsul Hasan countered the report, noting that winter redeployments are normal and that only police and not the army had their vacation canceled.

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For NPR News, I'm David McGuffin, in Wajid, Somalia.

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