Police manhandle Hum News journalist in Nowshera

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 4 May 2020

A Hum News journalist faced police violence while covering a dispute in Akora Khattak, Nowshera. The police attempted to obstruct his reporting and confiscated his phone.

Summary

PESHAWAR—The police marked the World Press Freedom Day on Sunday by manhandling a correspondent of Hum News for covering a fight between two groups in Muhajir Bazaar of Akora Khattak in Nowshera.

As the fighting between two groups of Afghan refugees began, police reportedly looked the other way.

However, when journalist Muhammad Amin started covering the incident, the police tried to stop him. Although he proved his journalistic identity, the cops paid no heed and snatched his phone and pointed a gun at him.

KEY POINTS:

• Police initiated violence against a journalist covering a fight in Nowshera.
• The altercation involved two groups of Afghan refugees.
• The journalist's credentials were ignored by the police.
• Police threatened the journalist and confiscated his phone.
• The event coincided with World Press Freedom Day.