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Creskey further wrote Abbas has been worried that the
news about his brother's arrest would break his 75-year-old
father Wali Rana.

Abbas has been on leave from The Hill Times newsroom for
the last five weeks and is looking after his father.
"When the story first broke in the American media last
month, Abbas and his family members decided not to tell their
father because they were afraid it would kill him," he said.
"They waited for weeks and tried to shield their father
from news reports, but were forced to tell him two weeks ago.
The news put him in hospital," he added.
Describing Abbas as a respected journalist and a "kind
and gentle person", Creskey said he "revels in the virtues of
democratic institutions".
Extending support for Abbas, Cresky said the
organisation is looking forward to his return to the newsroom.
"As I read about his brother's case in news stories from
Chicago, to India, to Canada, I can't help but notice the
innuendo that appears to imply guilt in the reporting on
allegations of terrorism," Cresky wrote.
"For those of us who know Abbas Rana as a colleague,
it's painful to see how these reports can unhinge the lives of
so many innocent relatives as well," he said.
Rana and his wife, Samraz Akhtar Rana, live in Chicago
with their two daughters and a son. The couple also co-own the
house in Kanata, a suburb of Ottawa. But only his father, his
brother Abbas and Abbas's wife currently live there. PTI YAS
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