Human rights groups and journalists on Tuesday expressed alarm over the alleged abduction of senior journalist Matiullah Jan from Islamabad's Sector G-6 earlier in the day.
Speaking to Dawn.com, Jan’s wife said that his car was found parked outside a school in Sector G-6 of the capital with one of his mobile phones inside the vehicle.
Jan's disappearance drew the attention of rights groups and other journalists, who termed the incident as yet another attempt to silence the press in the country. Shortly after the incident occurred, several hashtags about Jan's alleged abduction started trending on Twitter.
In a statement, the Karachi Union of Journalists (KUJ) condemned the "abduction like arrest" of the journalist.
"[Jan] has always been an upright and honest journalist, who always remained undeterred in calling a spade a spade," said KUJ President Ashraf Khan, calling for his release from "illegal custody".
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan demanded that the government "immediately ensure the safe recovery" of the journalist.
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