Pakistani media watchdog calls for investigation into detention of Afghan journalists

Freedom Network, a media watchdog defending and supporting press freedom in Pakistan, has demanded an investigation into the alleged detention and extortion of “exiled journalists from Afghanistan” in the country.

In a tweet on Saturday, the organization said: “Press Freedom Pakistan demands an investigation into allegations that Islamabad police are picking up exiled Afghan journalists to demand payment for their release. Another Afghan journalist, Tahir Sadeed, was reportedly picked up from the B17 residential district.”