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Islamabad Police deny raid on Ahmad Noorani's home amid abduction claims

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 19 March 2025 |  JP Staff Report

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Islamabad Police deny raid on Ahmad Noorani's home amid abduction claims
Islamabad Police have refuted claims of a raid on Ahmad Noorani's home, despite his family reporting abduction and assault incidents. Noorani, residing in the U.S., expressed concern for his brothers' safety.

ISLAMABAD—Islamabad Police on Wednesday denied conducting any raid on the residence of journalist Ahmad Noorani. However, a spokesperson for Islamabad Police confirmed to BBC Urdu that Noorani’s family had filed a complaint regarding the alleged assault and abduction of his brothers. Despite the complaint, no First Information Report (FIR) has been registered so far.

Ahmad Noorani, who has been residing in the United States for several years, claimed on social media that his family was not only harassed but also subjected to violence in response to one of his investigative reports.

His mother has approached the Islamabad High Court, seeking the recovery of her sons. In her petition, she alleged that at 1:05 AM on Wednesday, her two sons were forcibly taken away by unidentified individuals, reportedly linked to two of the country’s intelligence agencies.

The allegations regarding the involvement of these agencies have not been independently verified, and no official response has been issued by the relevant authorities.

Noorani’s sister, speaking to BBC Urdu, said that the assailants who raided their house did not disclose their identities. “They assaulted my brothers,” she stated. She added that due to fear and darkness of the night, she could not see the uniforms of the attackers but noted that “two or three of them were wearing bulletproof vests.”

Expressing deep concern for her brothers’ safety, she lamented that she had no information about their whereabouts or condition.

She confirmed that a complaint had been filed at the Noon Police Station in Islamabad to register the case. “We contacted the Noon Police Station to file the case, but I am unsure whether an FIR has been registered.”

Ahmad Noorani was previously associated with The News. In 2017, he was attacked in Islamabad, sustaining serious head injuries.

اسلام آباد پولیس Ù†Û' صحافی احمد نورانی Ú©Û' گھر پر چھاپÛ' Ú©ÛŒ تردید کردی، اغوا Ú©Û' الزامات برقرار

اسلام آباد—اسلام آباد پولیس Ù†Û' بدھ Ú©Û' روز صحافی احمد نورانی Ú©Û' گھر پر چھاپہ مارنÛ' Ú©ÛŒ تردید Ú©ÛŒ ہÛ'Û" تاہم، اسلام آباد پولیس Ú©Û' ترجمان Ù†Û' بی بی سی اردو Ú©Ùˆ تصدیق Ú©ÛŒ کہ نورانی Ú©Û' اہلِ خانہ Ù†Û' ان Ú©Û' بھائیوں پر مبینہ تشدد اور اغوا Ú©Û' خلاف شکایت درج کرائی ہÛ'Û" تاہم، تاحال کوئی ایف آئی آر درج نہیں Ú©ÛŒ گئیÛ"

احمد نورانی، جو کئی سالوں سÛ' امریکہ میں مقیم ہیں، Ù†Û' سوشل میڈیا پر دعویٰ کیا کہ ان Ú©Û' خاندان Ú©Ùˆ نہ صرف ہراساں کیا گیا بلکہ ان پر تشدد بھی کیا گیا، جس Ú©ÛŒ وجہ ان Ú©ÛŒ ایک تحقیقی رپورٹ بنیÛ"

ان Ú©ÛŒ والدہ Ù†Û' اپنÛ' بیٹوں Ú©ÛŒ بازیابی Ú©Û' Ù„ÛŒÛ' اسلام آباد ہائی کورٹ سÛ' رجوع کیا ہÛ'Û" اپنی درخواست میں، انہوں Ù†Û' الزام لگایا کہ بدھ Ú©ÛŒ رات 1:05 بجÛ' نامعلوم افراد، جو مبینہ طور پر ملک Ú©ÛŒ دو انٹیلی جنس ایجنسیوں سÛ' تعلق رکھتÛ' تھÛ'ØŒ ان Ú©Û' دو بیٹوں Ú©Ùˆ زبردستی اپنÛ' ساتھ Ù„Û' گئÛ'Û"

ان ایجنسیوں Ú©Û' ملوث ہونÛ' Ú©Û' الزام Ú©ÛŒ آزادانہ طور پر تصدیق نہیں ہو سکی، اور متعلقہ حکام Ú©ÛŒ جانب سÛ' کوئی باضابطہ ردِ عمل بھی سامنÛ' نہیں آیاÛ"

بی بی سی اردو سÛ' بات کرتÛ' ہوئÛ' احمد نورانی Ú©ÛŒ بہن Ù†Û' بتایا کہ حملہ آوروں Ù†Û' اپنی شناخت ظاہر نہیں Ú©ÛŒÛ" انہوں Ù†Û' کہا، “انہوں Ù†Û' میرÛ' بھائیوں پر تشدد کیاÛ"” ان کا مزید کہنا تھا کہ خوف اور رات Ú©ÛŒ تاریکی Ú©Û' باعث وہ حملہ آوروں Ú©ÛŒ وردیاں واضح طور پر نہ دیکھ سکیں، لیکن “ان میں سÛ' دو یا تین Ù†Û' بلٹ پروف جیکٹس پہن رکھی تھیںÛ"”

انہوں Ù†Û' اپنÛ' بھائیوں Ú©ÛŒ سلامتی پر گہری تشویش کا اظہار کرتÛ' ہوئÛ' کہا کہ انہیں معلوم نہیں کہ وہ کہاں اور کس حالت میں ہیںÛ"

انہوں Ù†Û' تصدیق Ú©ÛŒ کہ اسلام آباد Ú©Û' تھانہ نون میں شکایت درج کرائی گئی ہÛ'Û" “ہم Ù†Û' کیس درج کرانÛ' Ú©Û' Ù„ÛŒÛ' تھانہ نون سÛ' رابطہ کیا، لیکن مجھÛ' یقین نہیں کہ ایف آئی آر درج ہوئی یا نہیںÛ"”

احمد نورانی ماضی میں دی نیوز سÛ' وابستہ رہÛ' ہیںÛ" 2017 میں انہیں اسلام آباد میں حملÛ' کا نشانہ بنایا گیا تھا، جس میں انہیں شدید سر Ú©ÛŒ چوٹیں آئی تھیںÛ"

KEY POINTS:

  • Police denied conducting a raid on Noorani's residence.
  • Family filed a complaint regarding assault and abduction.
  • No First Information Report (FIR) has been registered yet.

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