LAHORE (ENNS) Human Rights activist Gul Bukhari returned home later Tuesday night after she went missing for several hours in Punjab’s provincial capital Lahore, police told media.
Bukhari, who is also a social media activist, was on her way to a TV news station in Lahore where she was due to appear as an analyst on a late night show when she was stopped, her husband Ali Nadir told media.
Her family and other social activists also registered a case with the police. However, she returned home soon.
The news of British-Pakistani Bukhari’s detention caused a furor on social media.
The Committee to Protect Journalists said it was “alarmed” by the report, and called on police to ensure her return.
CPJ is alarmed by reports that Bukhari has been abducted in Lahore. Police should do everything in their power to investigate and ensure her prompt and safe return. Pakistani journalists have seen enough tragedy.
“Pakistani journalists have seen enough tragedy,” the watchdog tweeted.
Maryam Nawaz, daughter of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, said it was “extremely disturbing” and the “worst kind of oppression”.
“I hope better sense prevails and she returns unharmed. This is simply not acceptable,” she tweeted.
