PTI leader's guards beat up GNN reporter

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 1 July 2022

GNN TV reporter Idrees Abbasi was allegedly beaten by private guards of PTI leader Qasim Khan Suri at a cattle market. The incident has sparked demands for police action against the attackers.

Summary

RAWALPINDI—Private security guards of PTI leader and former deputy speaker of the National Assembly Qasim Khan Suri have allegedly tortured GNN TV reporter Idrees Abbasi at the Rawalpindi Cattle Market.

The reporter had asked a few questions from the PTI leader. However, Suri's guards thrashed him and damaged the channel's vehicle.

Mian Shahid, Bureau Chief GNN, approached the Naseerabad police station to lodge FIR against Suri and his guards.

The Rawalpindi-Islamabad Union of Journalists (RIUJ) condemned the incident and demanded that IG Punjab and Rawalpindi Police officials take strict action in this regard.

In a statement, RIUJ President Abid Abbasi, Secretary-General Tariq Ali Virk, and others said the government had failed to protect the journalist community. The RIUJ warned that it would hold a protest campaign in case of no appropriate action.

KEY POINTS:

• PTI leader's guards reportedly beat a journalist.
• Incident occurred at Rawalpindi Cattle Market.
• GNN Bureau Chief has filed a complaint with police.
• Journalist union condemns the attack and demands action.
• Protests will be held if no proper response is given.