ISPR All four hostages, including an army colonel, a Pakistan Administration Services officer, a Nadra employee, and their cousin who were kidnapped by the TTP have been released and reached their home “Safe and unconditional release of Lt Col Khalid Ameer and three of his other relatives has been secured due to role played by tribal elders and local notables. All the abductees have safely returned home,” the ISPR said in a press release.