Shahbaz Taseer

Shahbaz Taseer is a Pakistani businessman and the son of the late governor of Punjab, Pakistan. Taseer was held in captivity for almost five years and was recovered from Kuchlak, Balochistan, on 8 March 2016. His kidnapping was referred to by The Guardian as one of the highest-profile kidnappings in Pakistan. His book Lost to the World: A Memoir of Faith, Family, and Five Years in Terrorist Captivity (2022) is the memoir of his five-year-long captivity at the hands of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan.