The Pakistani journalist and YouTuber Shakir Mehmood Awan, who was allegedly abducted from his home by law enforcement officers on November 28, returned home on Sunday. The Lahore High Court had ordered the police to release Mr. Awan by Monday (December 2nd), and had ordered the Inspector General of Police to appear in court, after …
The Pakistani journalist and YouTuber Shakir Mehmood Awan, who was allegedly abducted from his home by law enforcement officers on November 28, returned home on Sunday. The Lahore High Court had ordered the police to release Mr. Awan by Monday (December 2nd), and had ordered the Inspector General of Police to appear in court, after Mr. Awan’s mother filed a habeas corpus petition. The IGP did not appear though summoned, with the Additional IGP appearing instead. The Lahore High Court also ordered that the CCTV evidence of the journalist’s abduction be recovered.
