Gilani assures help to father of abducted boy

JHELUM (AFP) - Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has ordered police to step up their efforts to find a five-year-old British boy who was kidnapped while visiting relatives.
Gilani, who telephoned Sahil Saeeds father Saturday to assure him of his full support, also directed police to provide the family with security.
Gilani called the boys father, Raja Naqqash Saeed, and assured him of his governments full support and cooperation in recovering his child, an official in the prime ministers office told AFP.
Senior police official Raja Mohammad Tahir said police were working flat out on the case and that he would be able to provide 'good news soon. However, he said he could not disclose further details as this might compromise safety and efforts to recover the child.
An AFP reporter saw several policemen deployed around Saeeds house and there was talk of a visit to the house by the Punjab CM, but officials said bad weather had forced the CM to cancel the visit.