Armed men raid house of Dawn journalist Baqir Sajjad, steal cash and jewellery

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 8 June 2023

Baqir Sajjad, a journalist for Dawn, was the victim of an armed robbery in Islamabad. The attackers threatened his family while searching for a former PTI legislator.

Summary

ISLAMABAD—Baqir Sajjad, Foreign Affairs Correspondent for Dawn, has tweeted about armed men entering his house in Islamabad and taking away cash and jewellery.

Baqir, a Pakistani fellow at the Wilson Center, said a group of masked men barged into his house, held his ailing mother and father at gunpoint, and took cash and jewellery away. However, he suspected the armed men were looking for his brother-in-law, a former PTI legislator.

The journalist said the armed men told his parents they were looking for the PTI legislator while leaving.

Photo: Twitter (@baqirsajjad)

KEY POINTS:

• Baqir Sajjad is a Foreign Affairs Correspondent for Dawn.
• Armed men entered Sajjad's home and stole cash and jewellery.
• Sajjad's family was threatened at gunpoint during the incident.
• The attackers were reportedly looking for Sajjad's brother-in-law, a former PTI legislator.
• Sajjad shared details about the incident on Twitter.