Shahbaz Taseer, a businessman and the son of the former Governor of Punjab, Pakistan, was kidnapped by the Taliban and spent nearly five years in captivity.
He was released in March. Taseer spoke with Silbi Stanton, the founder of Marshall Direct Fund, a local nonprofit organization that invests in education and women’s economic empowerment in Pakistan, at a benefit in Aspen last week.
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To hear more with Taseer about the day his father’s killer was hung, what he believes has to be done to stop radical terrorism and how his faith helped him survive his captivity, click the “play” button.
In full disclosure, Aspen Public Radio’s Barbara Platts is on the board of directors for the Marshall Direct Fund.
