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Imprisoned in Afghanistan

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THERE’S hardly any connection between Malala Yousufzai, Sirajul Haq and Saleem Safi. The teenage activist is recognised for her global campaigning for education, the chief of the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) is striving for an Islamic system in the country and the renowned broadcaster is known for a series of scoops. But for Faizullah Khan, each of […]


Home at last: Locked up in Afghanistan, Pakistani journalist wishes never to go back

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KARACHI: “I will never go back to Afghanistan,” was the verdict given by Faizullah Khan, the Pakistani journalist, who was recently released from detention in Afghanistan. “The first trip was enough of an experience for me,” he said resolutely. Clad in a new black kameez shalwar, the reporter however did admit his mistake. His gaze […]


Malala thanks Karzai for releasing Faizullah Khan

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LONDON: Malala Yousufzai played a leading role in convincing the Afghan government to release Pakistani journalist Faizullah Khan, who was awarded four years in prison in July but was released over the weekend. Faizullah Khan was detained by the Afghan security officials in the eastern Nangarhar province in April this year for travelling without proper […]


Journalist Faizullah reaches Peshawar

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PESHAWAR: Faizullah Khan, a Karachi-based reporter of a private TV channel, arrived here on Monday after his release from a prison in Afghanistan. He was handed over by the Afghan authorities to officials of Pakistani consulate in Jalalabad. They took him to Torkham border crossing where he was received by members of his family, journalists […]


ARY News reporter Faizullah Khan freed from Afghanistan

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PESHAWAR: ARY News reporter Faizullah has been freed from Afghanistan, who was in detention in the neighboring country for mistakenly trespassing the Afghan border during his reporting assignment earlier this year. Pakistan Embassy in Afghanistan has also confirmed release of Khan from Afghanistan, ARY News reported. The embassy was in constant contact with the detained […]