Case Update Status

Mudasar Nazar was released after 2.5 hours.

Summary of Case

"In another incident that occurred in Sheikh Barkhiyo, Hyderabad, Mudassar Nazar, a sub-editor of the daily Ibrat, was abducted while traveling from Kazi Usman Lako, a local village of Hyderabad. Unidentified individuals were responsible for the abduction. Mudassar Nazar, in an interview with PPF (Pakistan Press Foundation), shared his account of the incident. He explained that on May 21, 2023, when he was traveling from Hyderabad to the local village of Hyderabad for the weekend, his van came to a stop near a village called Hussain Khan Thoro. It was at this point that a black Vigo car pulled over, and four masked individuals emerged from the vehicle and abducted him. ""They covered my face with a piece of cloth and despite showing them my press card, they ignored my pleas. However, they did not mistreat, assault, or abuse me. Instead, they held me captive for two and a half hours in another local village of Hyderabad. Eventually, after realizing they had apprehended the wrong person due to mistaken identity, they released me. They explained that their intention was to apprehend a criminal who was also traveling in the same van,"" Nazar stated. Prior to this incident, Nazar had not received any threats. He emphasized that this was the first time he had ever been subjected to an arrest. Jai Prakash, the editor of Daily Ibrat and general secretary of the Hyderabad Union of Journalists, provided further details to PPF. According to Prakash, Nazar was traveling towards Hyderabad when a black Vigo car stopped his van and abducted him for an hour. While they did not mistreat or assault him, they questioned him extensively before eventually releasing him. The incident was unrelated to journalism but rather a case of mistaken identity, as they had intended to apprehend someone else. The abductors were not identified as police personnel."

Category of Incident

Kidnapping

ICCS Status

ICCS Divisions: 0803-Acts related to freedom of expression or control of expression

ICCS Group: 08039-Other acts related to freedom of expression or control of expression

ICCS Class: N/A

ICCS Crime: Acts related to freedom of expression or control of expression

Reported By

No media report available

Date of incident

21

Month

May

Year

2023

Name of affected person

Mudassar Nazar

Other affected persons

Not other person affected

Name of affected organization

Daily Ibrat

Other affected organizations

No other organization was affected

Action by

By the unidentified people

City

Hyderabad

Province

Sindh

Designation

Reporter

Professional category

Journalist

Age of victim

39

Marital Status

Compensation Details

Amount of compensation announced by government: No compensation announced

Date of compensation announcement by government: No compensation announced

Date of compensation paid by government: No compensation announced

Amount of compensation announced by others: No compensation announced

Date of compensation announced by others: No compensation announced

Date compensation paid by others: No compensation announced

FIR Details

Was FIR registered ?: No

Court Details

Was case investigated ?: No

Court where case was presented: Case is not in any court

Name of prosecuting lawyer: Case is not in any court

Date of first court hearing:

Date of last court hearing:

Status of court case: Case is not in any court

Journalist Union Status

PFUJ

Not required to contact

APNS

CPNE

PBA

Media Source Status

Media reports:

Condemn Status

Colleague of victim

Not required to contact

Employer organization

Not required to contact

Press Club Status

Press club 1: Not required to contact

Press club 2:

Press club 3: