Mudassar Naaru

Mudassar Naaru
DisappearedAugust 20, 2018
Kaghan, Pakistan
StatusMissing for 6 years, 7 months and 17 days
NationalityPakistani
Occupation(s)journalist, poet and blogger

Mudassar Mahmood Naaru (Urdu: مدثر نارو) is a Pakistani journalist, poet and blogger.[1] He has been missing since 2018.

Disappearance and aftermath

Mudassar was reported missing from the Balakot area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2018, had gone there with his wife Sadaf and six-month-old son Sachal for sightseeing.[2][3]

In May 2021 Naro's wife Sadaf died of a heart attack.[4]

In December 2021, Prime Minister Imran Khan called on the family of the Mudassar Naro and directed the government officials to submit a detailed report on their whereabouts and disappearances.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "The quest for pro-people cinema". 29 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Mudassar Naaru case: Justice Minallah terms enforced disappearances 'worst form of corruption'". 13 December 2021.
  3. ^ "IHC shows displeasure over enforced disappearances in Naaru case". ARY NEWS. December 13, 2021.
  4. ^ "جب لاپتہ مدثر نارو کے تین سالہ بچے کو کمرہ عدالت سے باہر نکال دیا گیا". 17 June 2021.
  5. ^ "PM orders 'complete report' on whereabouts of missing journalist Mudassar Naaru".
  6. ^ "PM meets missing journalist's family, seeks report on whereabouts". 9 December 2021.