Mr Iqbal was kidnapped in Pakistan and held for 19 days before a £15,000 ransom was paid by his family.
The number of British Asians being kidnapped for ransom in Pakistan is increasing every year, figures show.
Kidnappers targeted 22 people last year, following a year-on-year increase from eight in 2006, according to the Serious Organised Crime Agency.
North West MEP Sajjad Karim believes criminals in Pakistan are increasingly targeting visiting British Asians because they are seen as easy targets.
A spokesman for the High Commission for Pakistan denied this was the case.
