Pakistan

Geo News journalist picked up from residence in Karachi’s Model Colony

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11 months ago

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2 police vans and double-cabin vehicles came to pick Anjum, area residents say.
Police and plainclothes personnel entered home at gunpoint, Anjum’s brother says.
Personnel also took away DVR of CCTV camera in neighbourhood.

Geo News producer Zubair Anjum was picked up by police officers from his residence in Karachi’s Model Colony area, his family confirmed on Tuesday.

According to residents of Anjum’s neighbourhood, two police vans and double-cabin vehicles arrived at his house near the Model Colony intersection and took him away.

The producer’s brother, Wajahat Anjum, said police and plainclothes personnel entered their home wielding firearms, while family members were also manhandled during the episode. The motive behind the arrest, however, remains unknown.

“They asked for Zubair bhai and took him away at gunpoint. They also took along his mobile phone,” he said, explaining the incident.

He also mentioned that the personnel also took away the digital video recorder (DVR) of the CCTV installed in Anjum’s neighbourhood.

Detailing the incident with reporters, Anjum’s brother said: “The police did not give any reason for the arrest. They did not even let him wear his slippers. We repeatedly kept asking what the matter was.”

He added that some personnel were in uniform and others were masked, except for one. “They all had TT pistols in their hands,” Wajahat said.

The case of Anjum’s disappearance has been registered at the Model Colony Police Station.

Meanwhile, the Korangi senior superintendent of police said his force had no information about Zubair Anjum’s arrest. He added that no police station or unit has reported taking the media person into custody.

“Police from stations in the Korangi district have not arrested Anjum. We are investigating the incident,” he said, adding that details are being taken from Anjum’s brother.

Governor reacts to journalist’s arrest

Reacting to Anjum’s arrest, Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori said he has been looking into the case since last night.

He added that the police has not arrested the journalist and asked law enforcement agencies to investigate the matter. “Such arrests should be stopped now,” he added.

Hafiz Naeem Ur Rehman, Jamaat-e-Islami’s mayoral candidate in Karachi, also demanded the Geo News producer’s immediate release.

Commission for the Protection of Journalists and other Media Practitioners (CPJMP) has summoned an emergency meeting at the request of the Karachi Union of Journalists (KUJ).

Meanwhile, the Karachi Press Club has also demanded that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, and Inspector-General of Sindh Police (IGP) Ghulam Nabi Memon take notice of Anjum’s ordeal.

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Shehbaz Sharif, the prime minister, expressed profound sorrow on His Highness’s passing. Sheikh Tahnoun Al Nahyan, Bin Mohamed

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Her highness Sheikh Tahnoun bin Mohamed Al Nahyan passed away, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif conveyed his sincere condolences.

The premier said in a post on X that the UAE’s government and people are in our thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.

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Pakistan will host an IMF team in May to discuss a new loan.

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23 mins ago

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According to sources, negotiations on a fresh loan program have been set between Pakistan and the foreign lender. There will be two stages to the meetings: technical discussions and policy-level conversations.

Prior to the upcoming negotiations, Pakistan must overcome formidable economic obstacles, including the collapse of an IMF-proposed tax amnesty program.

Although it hasn’t worked, the federal government had promised to include 3.1 million merchants in the scheme’s tax net. The recent turnover of senior officials has placed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) in an atypical position.

The negotiation process with the IMF will be difficult for the new and inexperienced FBR team. The significant drop in FBR’s tax collections would likely worry the IMF.

A day prior, Pakistan obtained the eagerly awaited $1.1 billion last installment from the IMF as a component of the $3 billion standby agreement.

Special Drawing Rights (SDR) 828 million, or $1.1 billion in worth, were given to the SBP “after the successful completion of the second review by the Executive Board of IMF under Stand By Arrangement (SBA),” according to the SBP.

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb stated Islamabad might obtain a staff-level agreement on the new program by early July. Pakistan is seeking a new, longer-term, and larger IMF loan.

Although Aurangzeb has neglected to specify the specific program in question, Islamabad has stated that it is seeking a loan for a minimum of three years in order to support macroeconomic stability and carry out long-overdue and difficult structural reforms. Should it be approved, Pakistan would receive its 24th IMF bailout.

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One person killed and twenty injured in twin blasts in Duki, Balochistan

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29 mins ago

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Specifics state that a truck striking a landmine caused the first explosion, and that people congregating at the site caused the second explosion.

According to police reports, one person was killed and seventeen others were injured in the two landmine blasts. To get medical care, the injured are being taken to neighboring hospitals.

The previous month, a blast close to a mosque on Quetta’s Kuchlak Road claimed the life of a police officer and injured twenty others.

Twelve individuals were hurt, including five security officers, while one Eagle Squad official accepted martyrdom, according to rescue sources.

Medical attention for the injured was quickly provided at adjacent facilities.

In the meantime, to ascertain the nature and origin of the explosion, law enforcement officials started to investigate the incident and cordoned off the area.

Terrorist activity has been increasing in the province lately.

The Pishin district of Balochistan saw an explosion in February that left at least 12 persons dead and 25 injured, outside the office of a political party.

Separately, a blast that happened close to the JUI-F polling headquarters in Qila Saifullah, Balochistan, resulted in at least 12 deaths and numerous injuries.