PFUJ demands release of kidnapped journo

JournalismPakistan.com | Published 12 years ago

KARACHI: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has condemned the kidnapping of Sindh Express reporter Asghar Ali Thaheem in Larkana and demanded his recovery within 48 hours.

Asghar, of Dakhan Village, Shikarpur was abducted while heading home after admitting his father-in-law to a local hospital on November 7.

A PFUJ Press Release said the matter will be taken up with the Sindh Inspector General of Police, and the provincial and federal governments.

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