▁He ▁also ▁attended ▁London ▁School ▁of ▁Econom ics ▁as ▁a ▁Che ven ing ▁Sch olar ▁( Che ven ing ▁Sch olar ship ) ▁doing ▁M . Sc . ▁in ▁Compar ative ▁Polit ics ▁( Conf lict ▁studies ). ▁▁▁ ▁On ▁ 4 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁ab duct ed , ▁be aten , ▁f log ged ▁and ▁sex ually ▁assault ed ▁by ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁ass ail ants . ▁They ▁also ▁sh aved ▁his ▁head , ▁e y eb rows , ▁and ▁must ache . ▁Che ema ▁reported ▁that ▁his ▁attack ers ▁asked ▁him ▁if ▁he ▁was ▁trying ▁to ▁dis cred it ▁the ▁government ▁with ▁his ▁reporting , ▁leading ▁him ▁to ▁believe ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁from ▁Pakistan ' s ▁Inter - Services ▁Int elligence ▁ag ency . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁incident , ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁issued ▁an ▁editor ial ▁calling ▁on ▁the ▁Pak ist ani ▁government ▁to ▁find ▁out ▁who ▁ab duct ed ▁Mr . ▁Che ema ▁and ▁bring ▁them ▁to ▁justice ." ▁The ▁Committee ▁to ▁Prote ct ▁Journal ists ▁echo ed ▁the ▁call , ▁describing ▁the ▁attack ▁as ▁" a ▁message ▁sent ▁to ▁all ▁journal ists ▁in ▁Pakistan " ▁that ▁must ▁be ▁answered . ▁For ▁his ▁brave ▁journal ism ▁and ▁willing ness ▁to ▁public ly ▁speak ▁about ▁the ▁attack ▁at ▁risk ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁life , ▁the ▁CP J ▁awarded ▁Che ema ▁its ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁International ▁Press ▁Fre edom ▁Award , ▁" an ▁annual ▁recognition ▁of ▁courage ous ▁journal ism ". ▁In ▁his