TV 2 reporter arrested in Pakistan – NRK Norway – Overview of news from different parts of the country

The journalist was arrested on Friday just after the 13th, when he was directly in Gujrat, north of Pakistan. There were protests and demonstrations related to the election that was taking place in Pakistan on July 25, the TV shows 2.

– He was in a place where he was troubled and had to report directly to the TV news 2 when we do not get in touch with it. We heard in the phone that there was a lot of noise in the background before it suddenly became completely silent, says editor Karianne Solbrække at NRK

TV 2 no. belongs more to Zaman, which was around 13:30. It took him some time before he learned that he was arrested by the Pakistani police and that he was in a detention cell with several other people.

He was on vacation with his family in Pakistan when he offered to cover the unrest in the area. The TV channel has not even been in contact with Zaman

– The family reports that, depending on the circumstances, this sounds ok, but we know nothing about the circumstances, "said Solbrække.

Before to become Zaman reported Friday that the police had participated in mass demonstrations organized by politicians who support former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.He wrote on his Twitter account that he was shocked by the way the police behaved about the elections in Pakistan

Demanding working conditions

He also described the working conditions as very demanding, writing television on his websites. </ p> <p> one of our journalists the more experienced, with extensive experience in risk areas, we have not had the opportunity to speak directly with him, and we know too little about the situation to say so much more the most important thing for us is to get him out of the custody and security, "says Karianne Solbrække, news editor at TV 2, adding:

– TV2 reacts firmly to the arrest of our reporter trying to do his job reporter. This is very serious, they write on their websites.

The last message that he shared on his Twitter account before the arrest shows that he is demonstrating with protesters who wanted the police to back down.