The New York Times Pakistan correspondent’s house was searched by Rangers on Tuesday as part of a ‘terrorist’ search operation.
“Rangers have shown up at my house, saying they want to search the premises but have no documents or warrants,” Salman Masood said on Twitter. “Rangers have shown up at my house, saying they want to search the premises but have no documents or warrants#Islamabad” He said that man in civvies, with them, said he was from “intelligence”, but did not give more identification and insisted on property search. Taking notice of the “search operation”, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan ordered an inquiry.
“How, why and on whose orders was the raid conducted at Salman Masood’s house,” read a statement issued from his ministry, adding that an explanation has been sought from police and relevant security agencies. “Such operations and raids are not acceptable at any cost,” said Nisar. In June 2013, Declan Walsh, The New York Times Pakistan bureau chief, was officially placed in category A of the Black List (BL), with the government declaring him persona non grata, documents revealed.
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