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Pakistan Journalist Attack

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Pakistani journalist attacked by unknown men

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | May 28, 2021, at 04:32 am

#Pakistan #PakistanJournalist # AsadAliToor

Islamabad: A prominent Pakistani journalist was recently attacked at his residence by unknown men and then taken to a hospital for treatment of his injuries, marking just another instance of attack on press freedom in the country, media reports said.

Earlier, Asad Ali Toor had mentioned in a YouTube video that he had been getting calls from unknown numbers, reports Pakistan Today.

A police official told Dawn that some people came outside Toor’s residence located in an apartment building. A scuffle took place between him and these people who fled from the scene after thrashing him.

Narrating some of the details of the incident, Toor said through video that the attackers had asked him about the source of his funds, Dawn News reported.

Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry took notice of the incident and ordered the Islamabad police chief to probe the matter, the newspaper reported.

Pakistan's Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) condemned the attack and tweeted, " HRCP strongly condemns the brutal assault on journalist

HRCP strongly condemns the brutal assault on journalist @AsadAToor by three unknown men who barged into his residence. We see it as yet another attack on freedom of expression and a free press. HRCP demands that the authorities apprehend and charge the assailants immediately.
— Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (@HRCP87) May 26, 2021

Amnesty:

PAKISTAN: In the same week as the presentation of the Protection of Journalists Bill in the National Assembly, @amnesty notes with grave concern the violent attack on journalist @asadatoor in his own home.
— Amnesty International South Asia (@amnestysasia) May 26, 2021

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