WORLD NEWS | PAKISTAN: Islamabad High Court summons police officials over kidnapping of journalist Sami Ibrahim

Islamabad [Pakistan]May 28 (ANI): Islamabad High Court (IHC) subpoenaed SSP (investigation) and SP City, attaching geo-fence of the area where journalist Sami Ibrahim was kidnapped, Dawn reports Report.

Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Aamer Farooq directed the home minister to detail all cases registered against the journalist. During the hearing of the petition seeking Ibrahim’s recovery, the Aabpara Police SHO told the court that an FIR had been lodged against the journalist’s disappearance, as reported by Dawn newspaper.

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At the hearing, the state’s attorney said police were taking witness statements. The state’s attorney said investigators would proceed with the matter accordingly. He said Islamabad police and the FIA ​​have yet to file any case against the journalist, Dawn reported.

Details of the case against Sami Ibrahim could not be consulted with the Home Ministry, he said. Islamabad High Court chief judge Aamer Farooq expressed displeasure at the police indifference and asked if there were CCTV cameras in the immediate area where the journalist disappeared, Dawn newspaper reported.

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Journalist Sami Ibrahim is not being detained by intelligence agencies, Pakistan’s Defense Ministry legal adviser said. However, he needs some time for a detailed ground inspection.

Sami Ibrahim was carried off Seventh Avenue by unknown individuals, the petitioner’s attorney said, according to Dawn. He asked the court to issue directions to the accused authorities to recover the journalist. The court has postponed further hearings on the matter until May 29.

Meanwhile, former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Sunday that the country demanded to know the whereabouts of journalists Sami Ibrahim and Imran Riaz Khan.

He tweeted: “Nation demands to know the whereabouts of journalists Sami Ibrahim and Imran Riaz Khan. Why is the press so scared and afraid to demand to appear in court within 48 hours because This is their fundamental truth. Otherwise it should be called kidnapping. These terrors are only used to silence the media, so this unprecedented fascist crackdown on the largest political party can only be excluded from any media coverage.”

Veteran journalist Sami Ibrahim went missing in Islamabad on Wednesday, The Tribune reported. Islamabad police said in a statement that efforts were underway to find and recover Ibrahim, but said it was too early to draw conclusions.

In a complaint filed with the Aabpara Police Station by Ali Raza, Ibrahim’s brother, the journalist was stopped by four vehicles near the G-6 section of Sixth Avenue on his way home from his office at around 9:00 pm (local time) on Wednesday. driver.

According to the complainant, the journalist was forcibly taken away by 8 to 10 unidentified men. They also took three mobile phones and car keys belonging to the driver, The Express Tribune reported.

The development comes amid a crackdown on the leadership, workers and supporters of the Pakistan Justice Movement (PTI). According to the Tribune, media personnel have also received state ire for expressing views in favor of political parties and/or against violations of civil liberties and judicial rights.

PTI supporters, journalists Imran Riaz Khan and Aftab Iqbal were also detained earlier this month. The whereabouts of Imran Riaz Khan are unknown, while Aftab Iqbal has been released. (Arnie)

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