Journalist’s house attacked
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UMERKOT: More than two dozen armed men attacked the house of journalist A.B. Arisar near Jewan Colony on Wednesday and subjected his family members to severe torture.
The Dawn correspondent’s family members told reporters that 15 men armed with axes, sticks and hammers barged into the house after breaking open locks, subjected them to torture and dragged them out to occupy the premises.
The correspondent informed police in time but SHO Khalil Kunbhar reached the spot two hours after the incident and instead of arresting the attackers pressurised the victims to have the matter resolved through jirga.
He said the police returned axes and hammers to the culprits and let them sneak away. The attackers were disciples of a pir who wanted to occupy his house, he said.
Published in Dawn, May 7th, 2020
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May 07, 2020 10:05am
So this is also happening in IKs Naya Pakistan
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May 07, 2020 10:11am
These animals should be arrested at the earliest and thrown in jail asap!
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May 07, 2020 10:19am
Intolerance.
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May 07, 2020 10:19am
Did they came in a Vigo?
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May 07, 2020 10:19am
Shame. Fight for your press freedom first.
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May 07, 2020 10:19am
Let's see what ik will do
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May 07, 2020 10:19am
Police played by the books as always!
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May 07, 2020 10:24am
Vacate the house if you want to live
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May 07, 2020 10:31am
Sick people.
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May 07, 2020 10:32am
Must retweet this story to Imran Khan.
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May 07, 2020 10:36am
Well all these pirs and pir system descended from a caste system in the subcontinent.
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May 07, 2020 10:58am
SHO Khalil Kunbhar is a corrupt cop who is connected to this guy 'the pir'. He arrived TWO hour after the incident. If his wife and kids are tortured, will he take TWO hours?
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May 07, 2020 10:58am
why would the police not take action
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May 07, 2020 10:58am
This is the type of police PPP and PML have left for the country.
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May 07, 2020 10:59am
Waiting for FO statement on press freedom in Pakistan.
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May 07, 2020 11:00am
so what did he write about?
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May 07, 2020 11:04am
According to Imran Khan , Press freedom in Pakistan is best in the whole world. But of course Imran Khan does not know what he is talking about most of the time.
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May 07, 2020 11:10am
Lack of law and order is appalling. Police officers should be sacked and prosecuted.
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May 07, 2020 11:18am
Talk about Freedom of Press....
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May 07, 2020 11:19am
@stinky_pinky, I am sure, in most cases they 'unknown' travel in 'unknown' vigos.
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May 07, 2020 11:20am
@Sar, Sindh is still under the old Pakistan rule of corrupt mafia.
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May 07, 2020 11:51am
@Sar, IK does not rule Sind.
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May 07, 2020 11:56am
@Zorro, What can IK do? Umarkot is in Sindh, Bilawal has to order Murad Ali Shah to act.
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May 07, 2020 12:34pm
@Paggri Sambhal , so sindh is not part of Pakistan?
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May 07, 2020 12:38pm
@Sar, such things are happening in ALL South Asia since centuries.
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May 07, 2020 12:40pm
@JM, indeed. The SHO should also be suspended and be sub jected to show cause for offering an unprofessional and a biased advise to victim instead of arresting culprits.
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May 07, 2020 12:44pm
Beware Dawn .
Zia era censure and torturing is about to begin.
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May 07, 2020 12:51pm
And in India journalists getting prizes.
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May 07, 2020 12:59pm
What a sad state of affairs.
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May 07, 2020 01:00pm
Some people still living in the dark ages in this country. Back ward and intolerant.
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May 07, 2020 01:17pm
Freedom of press? I bet no action will be taken against the attackers.
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May 07, 2020 01:21pm
@Paggri Sambhal , Yes. He is Prime Minister for the whole country. Sind is part of this country.
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May 07, 2020 01:21pm
Media is being gagged in Pakistan.
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May 07, 2020 01:25pm
Sad.
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May 07, 2020 01:29pm
IK declared media as independent.
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May 07, 2020 02:00pm
It appears to be a personal matter but use of violence is serious.
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May 07, 2020 02:05pm
@Sar, Btw umerkot is in Sindh.
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May 07, 2020 04:48pm
@Shaun, keep waiting.
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May 07, 2020 05:34pm
Many decades ago when I visited there along with the late Rana Chandar Singh, the town used to be 'Amar Kot' , named after Rana Amar Singh. The exiled Mughal Humayun got shelter there and its said Akbar the Great was born there. Now its 'Umer Kot'. How come?
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May 07, 2020 05:46pm
@Zorro, What has IK done so far?
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May 07, 2020 06:42pm
@jaredlee007, "This is the type of police PPP and PML have left for the country." What stops PTI from changing things after all this time? Stop always blaming others and start making a difference by doing things yourself.
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May 07, 2020 08:32pm
No press freedom
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May 07, 2020 10:19pm
@Sar, such incidents have been happening in each era.
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May 08, 2020 06:12am
@Paggri Sambhal ,
Mr. Paggri Sambhal,
You are 100% right.
Mr. Imran Ahmad Khan Niazi has nothing to do with this.
This matter is related to the provincial government of Sindh purely.
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May 08, 2020 09:29am
The press should fight for its survival, forget about freedom.
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May 08, 2020 11:55pm
I hope modi is not in this
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