Update @ 2213: All journalists at Docks Police Station - released
Via blackberry from Dr. Awab who mentions that Urooj Zia - one of the journalists who were arrested and detained earlier this afternoon has been released. I have just spoked to Urooj who confirms the same and mentions that the earlier stand-off between the journalists and police over 4 journalists whose names were not on the release order by the Chief Minister of Karachi has now ended with those names on the list as well. They have all congregated in the lobby of the police station, and are in high spirits, background noises indicated that those arrested were on their cell phones talking to their loved ones. :)
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