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CNN producer under house arrest

LAHORE – CNN regional producer Syed Mohsin Naqvi was detained at his residence here on May 10 evening.

The police personnel managed their entry into the house of Syed Mohsin Naqvi while giving a pretext that somebody had planted a bomb somewhere inside the premises.

The cops upon being asked informed the CNN producer that they had been “tipped off” by some “reliable sources” that someone had planted a bomb in his house.

The officials took a detailed search and then informed Mohsin that they would leave the premises at 10:30pm.

At 10:30pm, Mohsin requested the police to leave his house but to no avail and the cops informed him that they would leave at 5:00am. The next schedule was yet to be announced till we went to the press.

It is pertinent to inform that Mohsin Naqvi was scheduled to leave for Abu Dhabi and was to accompany PML-N president Mian Shahbaz Sharif on his comeback trip.

When asked a government spokesman said that they had information that there was a threat to the life of Mohsin Naqvi and precautionary measures were being taken.
Source: Dawn
Date:5/11/2004