ISLAMABAD: Senior journalist Matiullah Jan was reportedly abducted from Islamabad’s Sector G-6 on Tuesday, according to his family.
Matiullah’s wife told media 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.
He was due to appear in the Supreme Court this week after it took suo motu notice of an alleged contemptuous tweet by the journalist.
As the news of his disappearance drew attention of journalists and international rights bodies, a tweet was posted on Matiullah Jan’s account at 3:17pm — purportedly by his son — which read: “Matiullahjan, my father, has been abducted from the heart of the capital [Islamabad]. I demand he be found and the agencies behind it immediately be held responsible. God keep him safe.”
Earlier in the day, CCTV footages purportedly showing his alleged abduction surfaced on social media, which showed several armed men exiting at least three vehicles. The footages were shared by several journalists on social media, however, police have yet to comment on their veracity.
Meanwhile, officials from the Aabpara Police Station reached the site and said they were trying to acquire the CCTV footage. SHO Shaukat Mehmood said that the journalist’s wife has not yet filed an application to lodge a report on his disappearance.
