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The Newspaper's Staff Reporter Published May 14, 2015
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KARACHI: Faysal Mujeeb, a White Star photographer who works for Dawn, was beaten up by Rangers personnel at the Memon Medical Hospital where the bus attack victims were brought on Wednesday morning.

Mr Mujeeb said he along with some other media persons was performing his duty inside the hospital when the Rangers asked for his camera and mobile phones. As he refused to hand them over, the personnel allegedly thrashed him.

Also read: CPNE criticises Rangers raid on Nawa-i-Waqt editor’s house

However, the Rangers spokesperson claimed that the paramilitary force personnel saved Mr Mujeeb and other media persons from the wrath of an angry mob there. The personnel also protected the equipment of the photographer, otherwise the mob was bent upon destroying it, said the official.

Published in Dawn, May 14th, 2015

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IBN E ASHFAQUE
May 14, 2015 08:43am
Sadly this is a daily occurrence in Karachi. The personnel of LEA act like they own the city and treat the citizens like their serfs. That is why the gap between the LEA's and the communities that inhabit Karachi are getting wider and the negative forces take advantage of it.
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Nizamuddin Ahmad Aali
May 14, 2015 08:54am
There is nothing new. We the people have seen before.
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Shazad
May 14, 2015 09:18am
7/8 minutes firing 16 women 27 men,all dead 24 injured 5 minutes walk away Rangers HQ, this is the performance
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Ammar
May 14, 2015 09:34am
Authorities in the hospital wanted no fuss, they politely asked media to wait and back off for a while but they disobeyed. #SafooraChowrangi so what choice did rangers have
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byjan
May 14, 2015 09:48am
Why is it necessary for every photographer to be everywhere 24 x 7?
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Sania
May 14, 2015 10:39am
@byjan its their job to be at such places. What was it that the rangers wanedt to hide?
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Sania
May 14, 2015 10:39am
Poor media people to have been thrashed in the line of duty.
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Usman Hasan
May 14, 2015 10:58am
Ha! Whom to believe???
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PHILOSOPHER
May 14, 2015 11:00am
@byjan than who gonna report the actual story.. I strongly support media and condemn this brutality. Media persons are the most brave people keeping the flag of Truth high. I salute them for their efforts.
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NAYYAB
May 14, 2015 11:13am
Photographers needs to follow the rules during critical moments.
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anonymous
May 14, 2015 12:05pm
What if it was a police officer? People would have reacted differently
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Art
May 14, 2015 12:10pm
@byjan they are there to report crime, stop blaming the media, it's because of them we see what is happening in this unfortunate piece of land, be thankful that they risk their lives to report such event. If our security and law agencies were doing their work properly we'd ve been spared from witnessing these barbaric events.
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Kamal Pasha
May 14, 2015 02:30pm
The press in Pakistan are fighting amongst themselves to broadcast Breaking News and forget their responsibilities at the place of crimes. They refuse to follow the laws.
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Sallu Mian
May 14, 2015 02:35pm
@Shazad While I was in Brisbane in January, three men, robbed four departmental stores in four hours of goods worth $ 80,000. Police never showed up, and when they did, there were two officers, who only came to take statements. After that, no one knows whats the progress of investigation. Want to comment on that?
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Iqbal Malik
May 14, 2015 02:44pm
Rangers' spokesman is definitely lying. Why mob be against the media person instead of the people who are responsible for the security, including Rangers.
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PHILOSOPHER
May 14, 2015 03:14pm
Why?? Why?? Why?? What is hack behind the curtains?? Please respect our media persons, they are doing their jobs in extremely insecure environment.
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M Rafique
May 14, 2015 03:49pm
Poor photograher but at least you get space in the news, think about millions common man.in similar situation and also Tell us what was your attitude !!!!!!!!!!!
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EmQ
May 14, 2015 09:21pm
Thank you Pak Rangers! and please DAWN, let the post appear here.
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