Strong, bold and confident youth who are not afraid to speak up scare our establishment
They want to silence these voices by abductions and threats. This will only fuel the youth to mobilize more aggressively!
#ReleaseFarhanSiddiqui
His parents have already spent one Eid without their son, will they have to spend another without him? 💔
Release him now, you heartless souls!
#ReleaseFarhanSiddiqui
Current leadership obliges the firon of our times Trump.
Naveed Butt had the vision of making of new world order on the basis of Islamic Ideology!
#FreeNaveedButt
In a country where politics revolve around fuel prices and inflation, Naveed Butt dared to think beyond.
He envisioned the revival of Islam by reestablishing the Khilafah and for that, he was abducted.
The ummah needs visionaries like him, release him now!
#FreeNaveedButt
Pakistani journalist and activist, Muhammad Saad, was detained by Pakistan’s Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) over false allegations of recruiting for ‘Al-Qaeda’. The CTD claims Saad was detained along with an ‘Al-Qaeda membership card’.
At approximately 3:30am in the night, masked men armed with guns forced entry into his home and took him without presenting any warrant. No charges. No due process.
Saad, podcast host of Eon Podcast, is known for his work on Balochistan, Kashmir and Syria. His writing has remained within the bounds of law and intellectual inquiry.
This is not an isolated case. Last year, Jameel Behram and other activists were arrested following their outspoken advocacy on Gaza. In 2012, Naveed Butt was taken in front of his children, and his whereabouts remain unknown to this day.
The Pakistani regime has abducted a large number of activists over the years and is widely known for targeting political opposition through arrests and disappearances. This cannot continue without scrutiny. Pressure must be applied.
Release Muhammad Saad.
#ReleaseSaad
To civil society, journalists, and state officials:
I am writing as a grieving wife, seeking the immediate and lawful release of my husband, Muhammad Saad.
At approximately 3:30 AM this Monday, 12–13 masked men with guns forcibly entered our home and took him away without presenting any warrant or lawful authority. This was an unlawful deprivation of liberty and a direct violation of due process.
Only after legal pressure did personnel within CTD register an FIR on laughable grounds. This post facto action raises serious concerns of mala fide intent and abuse of process, where the law is invoked after the fact to justify an illegal act.
Saad is a journalist, researcher, and Political Science scholar. His work engages with complex subjects, including Balochistan, Kashmir, and international affairs. He has interviewed recognised public figures such as Former Prime Minister Anwar ul Haq Kakar, as well as senior journalists Sohail Warraich and Hamid Mir, and has introduced major international voices to Pakistan’s media space.
More importantly, Saad has worked with state institutions when called upon, contributing to areas aligned with the national interest. He was vetted, cleared, and entrusted by the State. Today, that same individual is being subjected to coercive action by its functionaries.
This contradiction is not incidental but structural.
If individuals who have been vetted and trusted by the state can be subjected to arbitrary detention and retrospective criminalisation, then the question is unavoidable: on what basis does the state expect trust from its citizens?
The actions of certain personnel within CTD constitute a clear overreach of authority. Powers granted for public safety cannot be exercised in violation of constitutional safeguards, including the inviolability of the home and the right to due process. The law does not permit enforced taking into custody followed by procedural reconstruction.
Saad has never engaged with any proscribed material nor been involved in any unlawful activity. His life and work have remained within the bounds of law and intellectual inquiry.
I call upon civil society, the media, and responsible state authorities to take immediate cognisance of this case. Ensure due process. Examine the legality of the initial detention. Hold those responsible accountable. And ensure his safe and immediate release.
This is not just about one individual. It is about law and dignity. It is about giving hope to others who have worked for the state and Pakistan whenever called upon, who have trusted the state against all odds. This youth must be protected and safeguarded within a shrinking demographic that believe in state and that is increasingly disillusioned and disenfranchised.
#ReleaseSaad #RuleofLaw
⚡️Syrian sources: A march by the 60th Division of the Syrian Arab Army in Aleppo moments ago, chanting:
“Gaza, Gaza… Gaza is our motto
We are coming for you, O enemy, we are coming.”