Prominent human rights activist and lawyer Jibran Nasir returned home safely on Friday, almost 24 hours after he was abducted by unidentified gunmen in Karachi, family members and police said. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) South Asad Raza confirmed that Nasir has safely reached residence in Karachi, but has yet to record his statement with the police. Clifton police had earlier registered the case of Nasir's kidnapping on the complaint of his wife. SSP Raza said that police investigators will soon record Nasir's detailed statement. If any person is identified by him, the police will take action against such elements, he added. Earlier in the day, Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah as well as several rights organisations had expressed concern over the lawyer's mysterious disappearance. CM Murad had instructed the Inspector General of Sindh Police (IGP) to submit a report of Nasir's disappearance. The IGP had also been ordered to take all necessary steps to ensure the activist's earliest possible recovery. Read more Activist Jibran Nasir ‘abducted’ in Karachi, says wife Nasir's spouse, Mansha Pasha, said she was present with him in their car on Thursday when at least 15 unidentified heavily armed men in multiple vehicles cornered them and abducted him from near his residence in Karachi’s DHA. کچھ دیر پہلے میرے شوہر جبران ناصر کو پندرہ کے قریب مسلح لوگ اٹھا کر لے گئے ہیں، اہلیہ منشا پاشا What the hell! Why#releasejibrannasir pic.twitter.com/a2wbXeQ6QW — Raza Ahmad Rumi (@Razarumi) June 1, 2023 “We were returning after having dinner when a white Vigo intercepted and almost crushed us. There were 15 men with pistols and they took away my husband forcibly,” Pasha had said in her video statement. She had urged everyone to make efforts and pray for the early recovery of her husband. Nasir, a former independent candidate in the 2018 general elections from Karachi, has criticised the recent state crackdown on the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party and legal proceedings concerning individuals allegedly involved in riots. His efforts to address sectarian violence earned him a place on Foreign Policy Magazine's 2013 list of three inspirational Pakistanis working against such conflicts.
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