Household Of Pakistani Journalist Says He Is Lacking, Police Deny Declare

The household of a Pakistani journalist has claimed that he’s lacking since Wednesday, in accordance with Daybreak. Abir Mir, who additionally works as a human rights activist in Balochistan, was final seen at an ATM in capital Islamabad on February 8, in accordance with his household. Nonetheless, the Islamabad Police mentioned on Twitter on Thursday that Mr Mir returned dwelling, however the declare has been denied by his household, the outlet added. Because the information about Mr Mir’s disappearance unfold, social media customers expressed concern and demanded that he ought to be introduced again.

Mr Mir’s brother Khalid posted a video on Twitter yesterday by which he mentioned that the journalist was in contact together with his household and pals until 6.30pm after which disappeared.

My elder brother @AbidMir81
will not be reachable since yesterday night 6/6:30pm 8 March 2023. #findabidmirpic.twitter.com/wMwGxgSWcw

— Khalid (@Khalidgraphy) March 9, 2023

Khalid additional mentioned that the household is in touch with the police to file an FIR. He added that the journalist had not been concerned in any controversial subject and didn’t face any risk from anybody.

Chatting with Daybreak, Khalid mentioned he did not pay a lot consideration to the information yesterday as Mr Abid typically left the home late at night time to review together with his pals.

However he acquired a name from Mr Abid’s household on Thursday morning and was knowledgeable that he’s lacking.

The Islamabad Police, in the meantime, said in a tweet posted in Urdu that Mr Mir had returned dwelling. They additional mentioned that the impression of Mr Abid going lacking was false and had been created after the journalist misplaced contact together with his household, in accordance with an English translation of the tweet.

The difficulty gave ammunition to the opposition to assault the federal government in Pakistan. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief and former Punjab chief minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi was quoted as saying by The Categorical Tribune that the variety of such circumstances has elevated beneath Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.