US EditionPakistan court grants bail to journalist detained after probing protest, lawyer says
- An Islamabad anti-terrorism court has granted bail to Matiullah Jan in a terrorism and narcotics case, which was described as "bogus" on "trumped up charges" amid calls for his release.
- The Islamabad High Court suspended Jan's two-day physical remand, which had been granted to the police, and ordered him to be sent on judicial remand.
- Amnesty International stated Jan's detention was "an affront on the right to freedom of expression and media freedom," while the CPJ expressed alarm over his "abduction" linked to his journalism.
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The Committee to Protect Journalists expressed grave concern over the “abduction” of the journalist and demanded his immediate release.
‘Consider Judicial Custody’: IHC suspends Matiullah Jan’s physical remand
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday suspended the two-day physical remand of senior journalist Matiullah Jan in a terrorism and narcotics case widely derided as being “bogus and fabricated.” IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir heard the petition filed by Jan’s counsels, challenging the judicial remand granted by the Anti-Terrorism Court Rawalapindi. The IHC bench issue the order after hearing arguments…
IHC suspends Matiullah Jan's physical remand in terror, narcotics case
An undated image of senior journalist Matiullah Jan. — X@Matiullahjan919/FileISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Friday suspended the physical remand of senior journalist Matiullah Jan in a first information report registered at Islamabad's Margalla Police Station, which includes...
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