ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Senior journalist Matiullah Jan was arrested by the Margalla police on Thursday for covering the PTI sit-in in the capital.
It is reported that Matiullah’s son had earlier said that his father was “abducted” by unidentified people late Wednesday night. Later, it emerged that he was in the custody of the Margalla police.
A case was registered against him under the provision of terrorism and anti-narcotics laws. The case was reportedly registered on the complaint of Superintendent of Police Asif Ali at 3:20am on Thursday.
According to the FIR (first information report), Matiullah was found possessing 246 grams of narcotic crystal meth. The FIR also included section of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) 1997 and several other charges under PPC (Pakistan Penal Code).
Meanwhile, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) expressed grave concern over the arrest of journalist Matiullah Jan and demanded his immediate release.