Days after interview to India Today on Taliban resurgence, counterterrorism expert Faran Jeffery ‘disappears’
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Sources have indicated to India Today that Faran Jeffery was picked up from his Karachi residence along with his computers and mobile phones.
How Afghanistan has once again become a happy hunting ground for the Taliban, reads the headline of an India Today report that is pinned at the top of counterterrorism expert Faran Jeffery’s Twitter timeline. Published on June 30, the report featured some straight speaking by Jeffery, describing the state of the nation since the United States and allied troops began pulling out from Afghanistan on May 1. UK-based Pakistani security analyst Faran Jeffery (@Natsecjeff) reportedly abducted from his Karachi home. One of his last public comments before arrest was in this piece by @saikirankannan for @IndiaToday: https://t.co/fnVknHqwmn Even though hee and I had opposite views on many issues, sad to know Faran Jeffery (@natsecjeff) has been arrestedNo freedom of speech in Pak.Apparently ISI suspects he has ties with Israel. URGENT: It has been brought to our attention that #OSINT community contributor @Natsecjeff has been abducted earlier today. Our latest Episode gave reference to his amazing work. The Podcast team hope that he is alive and well, and ask for your thoughts and prayers for him. Faran Jeffrey aka @Natsecjeff who runs an extremely helpful international news-focused Twitter account has apparently been abducted by Pakistani security services. Hope he is okay and that we hear he is free soon. https://t.co/YVaBC5rWwZ We urge @GovtofPakistan and @PakPMO to immediately release our Deputy Director Faran Jeffery @Natsecjeff who was abducted from his residence on Sunday by security officials in Karachi.We strongly condemn his abduction and want his safe return from security custody please. pic.twitter.com/iUbVaYNS6Q So far, so good? Not really, for Jeffery has now become the hunted, missing since late last night and probably picked up by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) from Karachi.More Related News