Kidnapping because of a 30-inch moustache

A Pakistani father has told how he faces death threats and has been driven into hiding - because of his 30ins moustache.

Islamist extremists were so infuriated by Malik Amir Mohammad Khan Afridi's facial hair they kidnapped the businessman and held him in a cave for a month until he shaved.

But despite his clash with the militants over his prized whiskers the father-of-ten, from Peshawar, Pakistan, has now grown it back, vowing never to be bowed by the thugs again.

The moustache has been a passion of Mr Afridi's since he started growing it aged 22.

He now spends 30 minutes a day caressing and trimming the moustache. The costs of coconut oil and soap used to maintain it comes to an eye-watering £100 a month.

He has now been forced to leave his family for long periods of time and move south to Faisalabad where he feels safer.

