(PPF/IFEX) – On 12 March 2006, unknown persons broke into the house of Rasheed Channa, reporter for “The Daily Star”, in Karachi. They took away his computer, data CDs, some personal files, various documents, and some valuables, including Rs 4,000 (approx. US$66) in cash. Channa claimed, however, that this was not a case of simple […]
(PPF/IFEX) – On 12 March 2006, unknown persons broke into the house of Rasheed Channa, reporter for “The Daily Star”, in Karachi. They took away his computer, data CDs, some personal files, various documents, and some valuables, including Rs 4,000 (approx. US$66) in cash.
Channa claimed, however, that this was not a case of simple robbery, as the personal files, data CDs and newspaper clippings taken had no monetary value. He also said he had received threats a few days before from Muhammad Ali Arain, special secretary to Chief Minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim, for publishing stories about corruption.
The incident is reminiscent of Channa’s July 2005 experience, when plain-clothed police detained him and seized his computer, CDs and personal files.