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ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Thursday took notice of news reports and ongoing propaganda on social media about filing of cases against missing bloggers.
Five online activists went missing earlier this month from different cities of the country with their whereabouts still unknown.
Relatives and supporters of Salman Haider, Waqas Goraya, Aasim Saeed, Ahmed Raza Naseer and Samar Abbas denounced on Wednesday accusations — made on social media and with police — that the missing men had committed blasphemy.
According to an interior ministry statement on Thursday, there was no truth in the cases filed against bloggers and such reports were ridiculous and non-serious.
The minister said the aim of propagation of wrong information by some elements was to complicate the matter.
Negative propaganda and propagation of wrong information was a clear proof of insensitivity of these elements, he added.
“Maybe they do not realise that this act of theirs was further increasing difficulties for the affected families.”
At this time the government was making every possible effort for the safe recovery of bloggers, he said.
The minister expressed sympathy with the families of the missing persons.
Published in Dawn, January 20th, 2017
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That is for the courts to decide.
Angers you Nisar? The world of conscience does not care about your anger. Grow up!
Rising intolerance in Pakistan
Civilian leaders are powerless in front of the deep state. There is no point covering it up.
Missing bloggers are still missing ,regardless of whether any other cases are filed or not. Mr Nisar Ali Khan should know that we are more angry
He is not doing is job properly and then show his anger every time when asked a question! Why we need such an unstable HM?
This man is just doing nothing. Homeland security is simply pathetic.
It is shameful that in a republic its interior minister is acting clueless as to the whereabouts of these missing persons.
Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan is running with the hares and hunting with the hounds
Had there been your relative in the disappearances then you would have had clues about the sensitivity of this subject...
You must go now Mr. Nisar.... you ministry is nothing less than flaw
How can we believe in you Mr Nisar. You befriend, justify, support Ludhianvi. We do not believe you to be honest to Pakistan
Mr. Nisar, things are out of your control. You failed in NAP. You support secterian banned organization. You failed to produce missing bloggers. You failed to bring culprits of dawn leaks to justice. If you have an ounce of grace, please resign so that a better person can take charge.
Great statement by Ch. Nisar
Govt should look at the pages and Twitter account they were posting and tweeting from. Thank you
No agency has denied the allegation that bloggers have been abducted by them and Ch Nisar says his govt is trying for safe recovery of the activists -- means someone being above law is beyond his govt' reach!
@Hatasawankighata, if someone hits you and you hit him in return, shall I call this intolerance in Pakistan?
@Hatasawankighata agreed
The disappearence of the innocent people and the negative attitute of this minister both are condemnable.
Our destruction at the hands of Mullaism
@Anjum kSA "if someone hits you and you hit him in return, shall I call this intolerance in Pakistan?" a very wrong argument an argument of savage mentality. They did not kidnapped anybody, they did not physically tortured anybody, they did not resort to violence therefore they should have not been kidnapped as simple as that if you find their views offensive you should have presented your own views who had stopped you but by resorting violence measure you have brought more bad name to Islam than these poor bloggers
In simple words we have no right to talk and write freely in Pakistan?
Mr.nisar sahab plz look into the nadra offices staff..there is big corruption staff who really distrub innocent peoples. I get my son's b form in 3 months.
@Najum AGREE WITH YOU
If they have done nothing, why have they been kidnapped then?