Minister for Interior, Rehman Malik on Monday said the abductors have kept Shahbaz Taseer near adjoining areas of Pakistan-Afghanistan border and he is alive.

"As per intelligence information, the kidnappers have kept the son of late Governor Salman Taseer in Pak-Afghan border areas, but I want to tell the terrorist that their coward action cannot weaken the government's commitment against extremism and terrorism," he said.

Shahbaz Taseer was kidnapped from Lahore few months ago when he was proceeding to his office. The Minister was talking to mediamen at a ceremony organized here by workers of National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) at its Headquarters.

Replying to a question, Rehman Malik said VIPs in the government were facing threats from the banned outfit, Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Al-Qaeda. There was information about two weeks back that both the banned organizations had also planned to abduct Chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. "All necessary steps are being adopted to foil their nefarious designs," he added.

Answering another query, the Minister clarified that he has nothing to do with Black Water, a US based private security agency.

Earlier, addressing a ceremony, he read out a notification that services of all contract employees of NADRA in different categories have been regularized.

The Minister highlighted manifesto of PPP which is to ensure employment for unemployed people. He said President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani faced jails to fight for the rights of people.