FIA arrests journalists Amir Mir and Imran Shafqat

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published 4 years ago

LAHORE—The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has reportedly taken journalists Amir Mir (pictured, left) and Imran Shafqat into custody.

Hamid Mir, senior journalist and brother of Amir Amir, in his tweet, said: "FIA Cyber Crimes Wing Lahore kidnapped journalist Amir Mir in Lahore this morning, snatched his phone and laptop. We came to know about his location after 5 hours."

Mir, while using hashtag #PressFreedom, further informed: "FIA also arrested another journalist Syed Shafqat Imran this morning from Lahore."

Amir Mir was picked up by the FIA's cybercrime cell earlier on Saturday when he left his home for the office, Geo News reported.

Rizwan Razi, another journalist, claimed that both arrested journalists have been offered to return homes with subject to written assurance to not criticize the government in the future. "However, both have refused," Razi tweeted.

Amir Mir runs a web channel nowadays. However, it is not yet clear on what charges Mir and Shafqat have been arrested. The HRCP and several politicians including PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, PMLN leader Maryam Nawaz, ANP’s Afrasiab Khattak and others criticized the government for curbing press freedom.

Photos courtey: geo.tv