Thatta journalist who highlighted havoc caused by rain arrested

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 21 August 2022

Ilyas Samu, a journalist from Thatta, was arrested while covering the impact of rains on coastal communities. He is accused of raising issues related to victim rehabilitation.

Summary

KARACHI—Sindh Police have arrested a journalist who went missing for 24 hours while reporting on the coastal area and bringing to light the devastation caused by the rains.

According to Freedom Network, police arrested Ilyas Samu, a Thatta-based journalist reporting for Sindhi newspaper Awami Awaz from the coastal area of Thatta. Reportedly, the journalist was booked after he raised his voice to rehabilitate the rain victims.

Journalist Imtiaz Chandio, while sharing Samu's photo in handcuffs along with a police official, took to Twitter, stating: "This poor journalist, Ilyas Samu, doesn't belong from Islamabad, but reports on the issues of the coastal belt including Keti Bandar and Kharo Chan, in the Sindhi daily Awami Awaz newspaper."

According to him, Samu was arrested by the police in a false case. "It is also alleged that influential MPAs of the constituency are involved," he stated.

Police have registered an FIR against Samu.

Photo credit: Freedom Network

KEY POINTS:

• Ilyas Samu reported on rain devastation in Thatta.
• He was missing for 24 hours before his arrest.
• Samu faces allegations from local influential MPAs.
• The journalist worked for the Sindhi newspaper Awami Awaz.
• An FIR has been registered against him by the police.