Kidnap
Nov 25 2008, John

Ritual murders have gripped our city since a story appeared in the vernacular news daily about a tycoon sacrificing a child for every storey of the building he constructs.

Ritual murders, from Wikipedia, “Human sacrifice is the act of killing...

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Islamabad:

Map locates Quetta, Pakistan, where an American U.N. official was kidnapped; 1 c x 1 7/8 in; 46.5 mm x 47.625 mm