Karachi Bureau Chief for
Geo News Faheem Siddiqui was quoted to have said that the building was attacked by protestors “under an elaborate plot.” He added that while protests were called in advance, no law enforcement officers were present at the time of the protest and neither was any action taken when they attacked the media house.
Managing Director of
Geo News Azhar Abbas condemned the attack. He said that the building’s reception area was vandalized, and a cameraman and staff had been beaten. “Where is the Govt?” he questioned.
In a subsequent tweet, Abbas said: “Everyone has [a] right to peaceful protest. We will protect and support that right. But doing violence and taking the law into their own hands, regardless of the cause, cannot be tolerated. Dialogue is answer to all issues not violence.”