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Matiullah Jan ( ur, ) is a senior Pakistani journalist and YouTuber.


Background

Jan has worked for several media outlets in Pakistan. He is known for his criticism of the Pakistani government. Due to his criticism on establishment he has been allegedly threatened many times. Matiullah Jan was sacked from
Waqt News ''Nawaiwaqt'' ( ur, , ) is an Urdu daily newspaper in Pakistan which is currently owned by Majid Nizami Trust. It was launched on March 23, 1940, under the leadership of Hameed Nizami (3 Oct 1915-22 Feb 1962). Hameed Nizami was the founder of th ...
, where he was working as an anchor. This was allegedly due to pressure from security agencies. He currently runs his own YouTube channel.


Controversy

Supreme Court of Pakistan took suo motu notice of a tweet by Jan that was critical of the judiciary, and initiated contempt proceedings against him.


Abduction and release

In July, 2020, Jan was kidnapped from outside a public school. This school is located in Sector G-6, of
Islamabad Islamabad (; ur, , ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's ninth-most populous city, with a population of over 1.2 million people, and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital T ...
. He had gone to drop off his teacher wife there. CCTV footage showed that he was forcibly removed from his car and beaten by persons in uniform as well as plainclothes. His captors released him 12 hours later. Jan has implicated the security establishment for his kidnapping.


See also

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List of kidnappings The following is a list of kidnappings summarizing the events of each individual case, including instances of celebrity abductions, claimed hoaxes, suspected kidnappings, extradition abductions, and mass kidnappings. Before 1900 1900–1949 ...
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List of solved missing person cases Lists of solved missing person cases include: * List of solved missing person cases: pre-2000 * List of solved missing person cases: post-2000 See also * List of kidnappings * List of murder convictions without a body * List of people who dis ...


References

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