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KARACHI: Bilal Farooqi, a senior journalist was allegedly taken into custody from his home in Karachi's DHA neighbourhood by Defence police on Friday evening.

Karachi police chief, Additional Inspector General Ghulam Nabi Memon, has been quoted as saying that "Bilal Farooqui of Express Tribune" had been "arrested by the station investigation officer (SIO) of Defence police".

Memon said Farooqi was "wanted in FIR No. 613/2020 u/s 500/505 PPC of PS Defence. dated 9.9.2020".

Copyright Business Recorder, 2020

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