Popular independent Pakistani journalist Asad Ali Toor was arrested late on February 26 after he was ordered to appear for questioning in connection with an alleged “explicit and malicious” campaign against Supreme Court judges. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said it spoke to Toor's lawyer, Imaan Mazari-Hazir, who confirmed the news. Toor was arrested in the capital, Islamabad, by the FIA’s cybercrime wing. The CPJ called on authorities to "immediately and unconditionally release" Toor, and "to cease harassing him for his journalistic work."
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