The uncertainty of the pager's whereabouts raises the anxiety level a notch or two, not necessarily for the teenagers but for the parents.
He said that, after a two-day visit to Beijing, there had been "no progress" on determining the booksellers' whereabouts, after raising the case with Chinese and Hong Kong officials.
Mullah Mohammed Omar, the Taliban leader, was declared dead by the Afghan government on Wednesday, ending years of fierce speculation over the reclusive figurehead's whereabouts, but raising fresh questions over efforts to negotiate an end to decades of war.
While Mr. Sankoh's capture ended days of intense speculation about his whereabouts, it immediately raised the issue of what to do with him.
Afghans, who have a tense relationship with neighboring Pakistan, said they believed that Bin Laden's location within the country proved Pakistani officials had lied about his whereabouts, and that raised doubts about Pakistan's support for a peace deal with the Taliban.
The French ships had spotted Africaine in the harbour and despatched the small brig Entreprenant to Isle de France with information of her whereabouts, although Corbet had raised flags that successfully deceived the French into believing that his frigate was Rowley's flagship HMS Boadicea.
Questions have also been raised as to whereabouts of £24m paid to the club by the firm Ticketus for future season tickets.
Questions have also been raised over the whereabouts of £24m paid to the club by the firm Ticketus for future season tickets.
But some contentious issues were raised, including the whereabouts of three American citizens: Amir Hekmati and Saeed Abedini, both of whom are currently in Iranian custody, and Robert Levinson, who went missing in Iran in 2007.
UK counter-terrorism officers launched an appeal for information after Yasair Mahmood, 42, raised concerns about their whereabouts.
