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Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 5:31 am Post subject: Journalist/Columnist/Blogger Arrested in Pakistan |
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Journalist/Columnist/Blogger Arrested in Pakistan
By Rafaqat Gondal (Pakistan)
A local senior tribal journalist, columnist and blogger Shehryar Mehsud has been arrested on the reportedly orders of political administration of South Waziristan Agency in tribal areas of Pakistan
Tribal journalists alleged that he was arrested for exposing the 'corruption of political agent of SWA Islam Zeb' in the development projects. He wrote a column in an Urdu daily Akhbar e Khyber and was receiving threatening calls from the administration of South Waziristan. He is said to be arrested on orders of political agent, but the administration is denying. |
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