The Sindh government has pressed Ministry of Interior to issue a red warrant against Norwegian journalist Rolf J. Wideroe in connection with a criminal case registered in Shaheed Benazirabad involving corruption amounting to around Rs10 million.
An official letter issued by the Home Department, Government of Sindh, on April 23, 2026, states that the department has previously written to the federal authorities, including in November 2022, 2024, and 2025, about Rolf J. Wideroe, Chief Editor of Norway’s extreme-right tabloid Verdens Gang (VG). According to the document, Rolf J. Wideroe is wanted in FIR No. 225/2015 registered at Police Station A-Section Nawabshah, under sections 420, 406, 506/2 of the Pakistan Penal Code, along with provisions of the Telegraph Act.
