Hours after ‘going missing’, lawyer Jibran Nasir ‘returns home’

KARACHI: (HRNW)

Almost 22 hours after “going missing” lawyer turned activist Jibran Nasir returned home, the police told on Friday.

The police, while confirming the return of the human rights activist, said that they would meet the lawyer shortly.

Last night, actress Mansha Pasha, Nasir’s wife, claimed that armed individuals forcefully whisked her husband away from Karachi’s DHA area.

In a video statement shared on social media, Pasha said that the incident occurred when they were on their way back home after having dinner late Thursday night.

A visibly shaken Pasha recounted: “My husband Jibran Nasir, who is a renowned lawyer and has done much for the country, was abducted by some people.”

She said their car was intercepted by approximately 15 armed men travelling in a white double-cabin vehicle.

“We were returning [home] from dinner, when a big white car intercepted us, almost causing us to crash. There were some 15 people, armed with pistols. They forcefully took away my husband.”

On Friday morning, Karachi police registered a “kidnapping” case of the lawyer on the Pasha’s complaint.