KARACHI: Relatives of a missing journalist have urged the Sindh chief minister and the chief justice of the Sindh High Court and to ensure his safe recovery immediately.

Accompanied by lawyers, members of civil society and journalists, the family members were demonstrating at the Karachi Press Club on Monday against the disappearance of Rizwan Bhutto who went missing some 12 days ago from Daharki in Ghotki district.

His brother Sikander Bhutto said whereabouts of the journalist were unknown despite the passage of 12 days. He urged the chief minister to direct the police to recover his brother and requested the SHC chief justice to take notice of the matter.

Published in Dawn, May 8th, 2018

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