Kidnapped Jang executive Abid Abdullah freed

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 29 September 2016

Abid Abdullah, a senior executive at Jang Group, was kidnapped in Peshawar and has now been freed. He returned safely to the Geo office in Islamabad.

Summary

ISLAMABAD – Abid Abdullah, a Jang Group executive, kidnapped Wednesday in Peshawar has been freed by his kidnappers, a journalist who spoke to him told JournalismPakistan.com Thursday.

“He arrived safely at the Geo office in Islamabad and is fine,” he said. Several unidentified armed men abducted him after intercepting his car. Abid was visiting Peshawar in connection with work. The reason for his kidnapping was not known.

Abid is a senior professional and helped launch Daily Express and then Jehan Pakistan which he quit in December 2012 and later returned to Jang Group.

KEY POINTS:

• Abid Abdullah was kidnapped by unidentified armed men.
• He was intercepted while driving in Peshawar.
• Abid has worked with prominent publications including Daily Express.
• He left Jehan Pakistan in 2012 before rejoining Jang Group.
• The motive behind his kidnapping remains unclear.