Police arrest news head of ARY Ammad Yousaf
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 10 August 2022
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Ammad Yousaf, the head of news for ARY News, was arrested in Karachi after a police raid. The incident followed controversial statements made by Shahbaz Gill on ARY's program.Summary
KARACHI—Police have arrested the head of news of ARY News Television, Ammad Yousaf, from his residence in Karachi's DHA.
According to ARY News, police officers, some in plain clothes, forcibly entered Yousaf's house. "The raiding team diverted the CCTV cameras at Yousaf's residence and jumped in," it reported.
Reportedly, the raiding team also took away the licensed weapons and the DVR of the CCTV cameras in the house.
The arrest comes after PTI's Shahbaz Gill attempted to incite mutiny within the military speaking on an ARY News program. Gill was arrested in Islamabad on Tuesday.
Photo credit: Omar R Quraishi (@omar_quraishi)
Key Points
- Ammad Yousaf was arrested from his home in Karachi's DHA.
- Police forcefully entered the residence and diverted CCTV cameras.
- The raiding team confiscated licensed weapons and the DVR.
- The arrest is linked to statements by PTI's Shahbaz Gill.
- Gill was arrested in Islamabad just days before Yousaf's arrest.
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