Al Faran Official

The authors suggest that the crisis was prolonged by certain elements to discredit the Kashmiri insurgency on the global stage. Other "Al-Faran" Entities

: The hostages included Paul Wells and Keith Mangan (UK), Donald Hutchings and John Childs (USA), Dirk Hasert (Germany), and Hans Christian Ostrø (Norway). The Outcome : John Childs managed to escape just days after his capture. al faran

The group gained international notoriety for the abduction of six foreign tourists in the Liddarwat area of Pahalgam on July 4 and 8, 1995. The authors suggest that the crisis was prolonged

: The fates of Mangan, Wells, Hutchings, and Hasert remain officially unconfirmed, though they are presumed dead. They were never seen again after late 1995. Controversies and Theories Donald Hutchings and John Childs (USA)