Gul Bukhari
Born (1966-01-19) 19 January 1966[1]
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
NationalityBritish-Pakistani[2]
Alma materKinnaird College
LUMS
SpouseAli Nadir

Gul Bukhari is a British-Pakistani journalist and columnist.[2] She has been residing in UK since December 2018.[3][4][5]

In June 2018, she was abducted for few hours by unknown personnel from Lahore's cantonment area, which has heavy army presence and security checks controlled by the military. A colleague of her alleged that uniformed men were present at her abduction.[2][6]

Early life and education

Bukhari was born to a military family in 1966. Her father, Major General Rehmat Ali Shah Bukhari, was a Pakistan Army general and was decorated in 1971 for Battle of Bahawalnagar.[7]

Bukhari is a graduate of Kinnaird College for Women and Lahore University of Management Sciences.

References

  1. ↑ "Who is Gul Bukhari?". June 6, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Relief after abducted journalist is freed". BBC News. June 6, 2018.
  3. ↑ Bukhari, Gul (2020-02-17). "The ISI wing of Pakistan embassy in UK is sniffing for my home address: Gul Bukhari". ThePrint. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
  4. ↑ Staff, Web Desk (2023-04-13). "Gul Bukhari accuses husband Ali Nadir of cheating on her". The Namal. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  5. ↑ Crouch, Erik (2020-02-12). "Pakistan threatens journalist Gul Bukhari with terrorism charges, extradition from UK". Committee to Protect Journalists. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  6. ↑ Gabol, Dawn com | Imran (June 6, 2018). "Journalist Gul Bukhari home after hours-long 'abduction' in Lahore". DAWN.COM.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ "Pakistani journalist Asad Kharal beaten up near Lahore airport". Daily Pakistan Global. June 6, 2018.
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