On the call of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists, journalists held a demonstration outside the Karachi Press Club (KPC), expressing concerns over the reporter’s disappearance. He observed that such incidents were against the freedoms of expression and press and international media and human rights organisations had also taken their notice, according to a spokesperson for Shah. Hanif met with the reporter’s family after Chief Minister Shah at an emergency meeting directed police, Rangers and other agencies to ensure Imran's immediate recovery. The acting police chief also visited the place from where the reporter had gone missing, according to a police spokesperson. He informed the family that a case of disappearance had been registered against unknown persons. "The matter is being investigated," he said.Įarlier, acting Karachi police chief Arif Hanif along with the SSP Anti-Violent Crime Cell visited the reporter's residence and assured his family that all possible resources would be utilised for his recovery. Meanwhile, Sindh government spokesperson Murtaza Wahab said Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah had taken notice of the incident and spoken to the IG. The Geo News administration stated that the Karachi police chief and DIG East had been informed about Imran's disappearance, the publication said, adding that the family had also submitted a report to Sachal police station. The FIR was lodged at the Sachal police station under Sections 365 (kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine person) and 34 (common intention) of the Pakistan Penal Code, with Rizvi stating that his younger brother was kidnapped by unidentified persons for some unknown reasons. It quoted his wife as saying that his car was parked outside the house and he had left his mobile phone at home. Imran had left his house in Block 8-A of Gulistan-i-Jauhar on Friday between 7pm and 8pm to purchase some biscuits from a nearby bakery but did not return home, according to the first information report (FIR) of the incident registered on the complaint of his brother, Syed Talib Abbas Rizvi.Ī Geo.tv report said the journalist had told his family he would be back home in half an hour. He has returned safely and has not been physically harmed, he told her, according to the media outlet. A reporter working for Geo News who went missing in Karachi on Friday has returned home, his brother confirmed to Dawn on Saturday evening.Īli Imran Syed reached his mother's residence in the city and reportedly established contact with his wife.
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