The Nation journalist picked up by men in plain clothes in Karachi: Freedom Network

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 9 July 2017 |  JP Staff Reporter

Abdullah Zafar, a reporter with The Nation, was abducted by unidentified men from his home in Karachi. The Freedom Network has called for his safe return.

Summary

KARACHI - Abdullah Zafar, a reporter with The Nation in Karachi was picked up by ‘people in plainclothes’ from his home Sunday, the Freedom Network reported.

The network, Pakistan's first watchdog organization to monitor press freedom violations, demanded his safe return.

In June a group of men wearing both plainclothes and uniforms of the Frontier Corps stormed the house of his journalist Zafar Achakzai in Quetta and took him away.

He was detained for several days for sharing content on social media against the security forces. He was released on bail by a judge this week.

KEY POINTS:

• Abdullah Zafar was taken from his home by men in plainclothes.
• The Freedom Network demands his immediate safe return.
• This incident raises serious concerns about press freedom in Pakistan.
• Zafar Achakzai, another journalist, was previously detained under similar circumstances.
• Freedom Network is Pakistan's first organization monitoring press freedom violations.