Abducted Geo News Executive Producer Zubair Anjum returns home safe

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 7 June 2023

Zubair Anjum, an executive producer at Geo News, was abducted but has safely returned home. His family confirmed he was in good health upon his return.

Summary

KARACHI—Zubair Anjum, an executive producer at Geo News who was taken away by unknown men accompanied by police, returned home early Wednesday morning.

Geo News reported that the journalist returned home after midnight on Wednesday. The brother said the journalist was in good health when he returned home.

Earlier, the Sindh Journalist Protection Commission had ordered the journalist's recovery.

Saadat Ali, brother of Anjum, said earlier that unknown men, some in police uniform and others with their faces covered, came to their house and took away Anjum.

KEY POINTS:

• Zubair Anjum was taken by unknown men some in police uniforms.
• He returned home early Wednesday morning after his abduction.
• His brother confirmed he was in good health upon his return.
• The Sindh Journalist Protection Commission ordered his recovery.
• The incident raises concerns about journalist safety in Pakistan.