ISLAMABAD – Taliban insurgents detained Khyber Information journalist Matin Khan in Kandahar for reporting with out permission, a neighborhood information channel reported.
Geo Information quoting sources claimed that Khan has been detained alongside together with his cameraman and is at the moment locked up within the container. The household of journalists mentioned that the duo has contacted as soon as on the moment messaging service WhatsApp since being locked up overseas.
Afghan Taliban arrested two Pakistani journalists in Kandahar, a Taliban commander on Twitter mentioned the journalists have been arrested final night after coming into in Kandahar province @suhailshaheen1 @Zabehulah_M33 @fawadchaudhry @ForeignOfficePk pic.twitter.com/7VyOQUCnXK
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The Taliban Data Workplace mentioned a Pakistani journalist was detained as he was discovered recording footage with taking permission from the native administration. The assertion additional added that interrogation of the Khyber Information journo is underway.
In the meantime, the press membership condemned the arrest of the Pakistani journalist and cameraman and known as on the Pakistani authorities for the rescue of the detained reporter.
Plenty of Pakistani journalists from Chaman traveled to Kandahar to cowl the latest developments following the Taliban takeover.
Earlier, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid in his first press convention mentioned the group doesn’t harbour any sort of hostility with anybody and can assist a free media below Islamic regulation within the nation.
