Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) has expressed concern at the unauthorized raid conducted by officials of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) at the house of editor and analyst Mohsin Baig. While the FIA is within its jurisdiction to investigate complaints, a raid conducted prior to the registration of the criminal complaint, is condemnable and an act
Senior journalist Mohsin Jamil Baig was arrested by Islamabad Police under the Anti-Terrorism Act on February 16 after a raid on his residence by Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Pakistan affiliate, the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), urge the authorities to immediately drop the charges against Baig and condemn the rising attacks on journalists in Pakistan.