Mob blocks gates of Dawn offices in Islamabad
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 2 December 2019
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Approximately 100 individuals protested outside the Dawn offices in Islamabad, blocking access for three hours. The protest arose from a recent article linking a UK attacker to Pakistan.Summary
ISLAMABAD — A group of about 100 people gathered outside the offices of Dawn on Monday, blocking the gates for almost three hours.
An elderly bearded man, speaking to the crowd through a megaphone, said that Pakistan had now almost eliminated terrorism, yet this newspaper wanted to push the country back into the same tunnel again.
“From now on there will be no propaganda against Islam and Pakistan.”
The attackers chanted slogans in favor of ISI, Pakistan, and the Army in front of the main gate of the building.
Dawn recently claimed that the London Bridge attacker who killed two people in a terrorist attack in the UK was of Pakistani origin.
The crowd demanded that the newspaper declare the story as false. An official of the news organization apologized to the mob.
KEY POINTS:
- 100 protesters blocked Dawn's gates for three hours.
- Elderly leader claimed the newspaper spreads false propaganda.
- Crowd demanded retraction of a claim about the London Bridge attacker.
- Protesters voiced support for Pakistan's Army and ISI.
- Dawn officials issued an apology amidst the protest.
