Activist Jibran Nasir returns home hours after being kidnapped
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Activist and lawyer Jibran Nasir Friday returned home almost 22 hours after being “kidnapped” by unidentified men” last night, the 24NewsHD TV channel.
According to the police and family sources, the activist has reached home safely. He was kidnapped last night by some armed personnel.
In a video statement shared on social media, his wife Mansha Pasha told that they were coming home after dinner around 11 pm last night when unidentified armed individuals forcefully whisked her husband away from Karachi's DHA area.
The famous actress Mansha Pasha further stated their car was intercepted by approximately 15 armed men traveling in a white double-cabin vehicle.
The rights lawyer’s “illegal abduction” had invited widespread condemnation, with a protest held outside the Karachi Press Club (KPC) earlier Friday.
Almost 22 hours after "going missing" lawyer turned activist Jibran Nasir returned home, the police told the media.
The police, while confirming the return of the human rights activist, said that they would meet the lawyer shortly.
On Friday morning, Karachi police registered a "kidnapping" case of the lawyer on the Pasha's complaint.
The case was registered at the Clifton Police Station of the port city under two sections of the Pakistan Penal Code — 365 (kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine a person) and 34 (Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention).
Police were at first, according to Pasha, not registering the FIR. The actress said she would move the court if the law enforcers did not register the case.
In her application, she also requested immediate action be taken to ensure his swift release.
The whisking away of the activist was widely condemned by people from all walks of life. A protest was also held in Karachi outside the press club for the Nasir's release.
While the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) condemned Nisar's "kidnapping" and demanded an immediate release of all arrested lawyers.
The Sindh Bar Council (SBC) also condemned Nasir's abduction and urged Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial to take notice of the matter.