Two foreign women—a Dutch national and a Venezuelan citizen—were kidnapped in Lahore after arriving in Pakistan for business meetings, held captive for multi-day ordeal involving sexual assault, extortion demands of up to $2 million, and theft of $17,000 in cryptocurrency. The women escaped on July 1 when they jumped from a vehicle and fled to a mechanic's shop; four suspects were arrested including one alleged to be a relative of a senior political figure.