Missing journalist Anis-ur-Rehman recovered

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 19 June 2020

Anis-ur-Rehman, an editor at Nawa-e-Waqt Group, was found after being missing for eight days. His recovery was celebrated by his friends and journalist unions.

Summary

ISLAMABAD—Anis-ur-Rehman, editor of the Nawa-e-Waqt Group's weekly magazine Nada-e-Millat was recovered on Thursday from Islamabad eight days after he went missing.

In a statement, Asif Ali Bhatti, general secretary of Rawalpindi-Islamabad Union of Journalists (RIUJ) said that police officers had informed him about his recovery from Islamabad. “It is the result of friends' struggle and prayers,” he said.

He said that on the directives of Nasir Zaidi, Secretary-General of Pakistan Federal Union of Journalist (PFUJ), RIUJ tried to have an FIR registered. However, police refused to do so.

Rehman had gone missing on June 10, the day he visited the Saudi Embassy in Islamabad.

KEY POINTS:

• Anis-ur-Rehman was missing for eight days before being recovered.
• He was last seen visiting the Saudi Embassy in Islamabad.
• The Rawalpindi-Islamabad Union of Journalists played a critical role in advocating for his recovery.
• Police initially refused to register a case regarding his disappearance.
• His recovery has been attributed to the support and prayers of friends and journalists.