PUJ demands LHC commission to probe torture of journalist
July 9, 2021
LAHORE: The Punjab Union of Journalists (PUJ) has termed the incident of police brutality against Asghar Ali Jafri, President of Bhong Press Club in Rahim Yar Khan and correspondent of the daily Ausaf, as inhumane and cruel. PUJ demanded a Lahore Hight Court (LHC) commission to investigate torture of journalist.
PUJ President Qamar Zaman Bhatti and other office-bearers of the union condemned the incident as reprehensible and have asked the Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar to take notice of the matter as police officials, PPP MPA and Wadera Rais Nabeel were active in rescuing the police personnel involved in the incident. They called upon the CM to take action against the police officials.
UPDATED: March 2, 2021 22:02 IST
The Lahore High Court granted bail to Nabeel Masih, who was arrested on charges of sharing a blasphemous content (Picture Credits: AFP)
A Pakistani court has granted bail to a Christian man, who was arrested about five years ago on charges of sharing an alleged blasphemous content on a social media platform.
The Lahore High Court on Monday granted bail to Nabeel Masih, who was 16 years old when he was arrested in 2016 in Kasur city, some 50 kms from Lahore, on a complaint filed by one person of the same locality alleging that he has shared a blasphemous content on a WhatsApp group.