The detective in charge of inquiries into the abduction of Bradford toddler Daniel Grimshaw is back from a week-long "bridge-building" mission to Pakistan.

Detective Chief Superinten-dent Stuart Hyde was among a delegation of officers who travelled to the area to set up a dialogue with police in both Pakistan and Kashmir.

Officers are keen to set up a good relationship with their counterparts in a bid to make inroads into the whereabouts of the missing toddler, as well as to gain help on a number of other cases.

Daniel, just 14-months-old, was abducted from his 18-year-old mother Amy Grimshaw while she was walking down a street in Wrose, Bradford, last month.

She was sprayed in the face while masked men snatched little Daniel away from her. Six men have been charged in connection with the incident.

Police are anxious to trace the toddler's father, Murhzar Mahmood, 25, in connection with the kidnap.

He has been missing from his Eccleshill home since the incident.

Photographs of the pair have been already been circulated to major ports and airports across the country but there are fears that Mr Mahmood has already taken Daniel to Pakistan.

The grandparents of the abducted boy have appealed to people to tie a yellow ribbon round a seven foot Christmas tree to show he has not been forgotten.

The tree, outside The Bold Privateer pub, Wrose Road, is full of ribbons and messages of hope.

Det Chief Supt Hyde said the mission to Pakistan had been successful in laying foundation stones for further inquiries.

He said: "The visit has been very successful.

"We haven't come back with Daniel Grimshaw, but we didn't expect to do that anyway.

"We've built foundations and created some good working relationships with the police in Pakistan and Kashmir.

"We've been able to do a lot of operational work on a number of cases and we've made some very good connections."

Det Chief Supt Hyde made the trip to Pakistan with Detective Chief Inspector Phil Sedgwick, of Toller Lane CID, and Bradford race relations officer Inspector Martin Baines.

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