On 15 May 2024, Ahmad Farhad, a Kashmiri journalist and poet, outspoken critic of enforced disappearances and known for his support for social movements, was forcibly disappeared from his home in the capital city of Pakistan, Islamabad. Two weeks later, on 29 May 2024, Ahmad resurfaced in the custody of police in Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir. A criminal case was filed against him for “obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions” at a check post in Kohala, near Muzaffarabad. Subsequently, he was implicated in another case on charges related to terrorism and unlawful assembly. Ahmad was released on bail on 14 June; however, the charges against him remain and the investigations into these allegations are ongoing.
