Missing bloggers return home safely
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 28 January 2017
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Salman Haider, a missing Pakistani blogger and activist, has returned home safely. He was missing along with three other activists and is currently safe, according to police.Summary
ISLAMABAD — A Pakistani university professor, activist and blogger who went missing earlier this month has returned home safely, police and a family member said Saturday.
Senior Islamabad police officer Ashraf Shah said that Salman Haider (pictured) was home, on the outskirts of the Islamabad, late Friday night and that he is safe and well. Haider and three other rights activists who ran social media accounts known for their liberal views went missing earlier this month.
Dr. Haider Ashraf, the Lahore police chief, said all four missing men were at an Islamabad police facility, but would not elaborate on their circumstances. Family members of the other three men returned could not immediately be reached for comment.
Shah said Haider has not yet given a statement to police about his disappearance. Haider's brother Zeeshan also confirmed his elder brother's return, but would not give any further details.
Haider disappeared on Jan. 6, and his wife received a text message from his phone telling her to collect his car from a roadside on the outskirts of Islamabad. Waqas Goraya and Asim Saeed went missing from Lahore on Jan. 4, while Ahmed Raza Naseer disappeared on Jan. 7 from Nankana Saheb near Lahore.
Haider, a poet, has been publicly critical of the Taliban and of the government's efforts to combat the militants. He had also participated in rallies protesting the disappearance of several activists from the separatist movement in Balochistan. The fate of many of these missing persons remains unknown.
During the several weeks of the men's disappearance, no militant group claimed to have abducted them and no government agency admitted to have arrested or detained them. - AP
Key Points
- Salman Haider returned home after going missing earlier this month.
- He was last seen on January 6, 2023.
- Three other rights activists also went missing around the same time.
- Police confirmed he is safe but have not detailed the circumstances of his disappearance.
- No militant group has claimed responsibility for the abductions.
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