Karachi Police rough up journalists as Sindh clamps lockdown
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May 25, 2021
KARACHI: A senior photojournalist associated with a wire agency and a senior reporter of a private news channel were thrashed by the Karachi Police in districts West and East on Monday, hours after the Sindh government announced its lockdown against Covid-19.
In the aftermath of the incidents, journalists who work late hours were wondering how they would go to their offices on Tuesday in the absence of directive on lockdown and instructions to the police, which the government failed to issue.
In the first incident, Fareed Khan, associated with an international wire agency, who was busy in lockdown coverage in Karachiâs Federal B Area that falls within the limits of Jauharabad police station of District Central, was manhandled by police despite the fact that he introduced himself as a journalist while showing the camera and the office identity card.
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KARACHI: Journalists reporting on the new restrictions imposed by the Sindh government in the city were reportedly thrashed by police officers on Monday night, as per a report in
The News.
The incidents took place in Karachi s districts east and west where a senior photojournalist associated with a wire agency and a senior reporter of a private news channel were roughed up by police hours after the Sindh government imposed new restrictions in several cities of the province.
May 25, 2021
KARACHI: A senior photojournalist associated with a wire agency and a senior reporter of a private news channel were thrashed by the Karachi Police in districts West and East on Monday, hours after the Sindh government announced its lockdown against Covid-19.
In the aftermath of the incidents, journalists who work late hours were wondering how they would go to their offices on Tuesday in the absence of directive on lockdown and instructions to the police, which the government failed to issue.
In the first incident, Fareed Khan, associated with an international wire agency, who was busy in lockdown coverage in Karachi’s Federal B Area that falls within the limits of Jauharabad police station of District Central, was manhandled by police despite the fact that he introduced himself as a journalist while showing the camera and the office identity card.
A closed shop is seen at a market in northwest Pakistan's Peshawar on May 8, 2021. (Photo by Umar Qayyum/Xinhua) All businesses, hotels, parks, recreational spots and shopping malls will remain closed from May 8 to May 16, covering the Eid al-Fitr holidays from May 10 to May 15 in Pakistan. ISLAMABAD, May 9 (Xinhua) In its efforts to curb the third wave of COVID-19, the Pakistani government has ramped up restrictions across the country for.
2021-05-08 12:05:43 GMT2021-05-08 20:05:43(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
by Raheela Nazir
ISLAMABAD, May 8 (Xinhua) In its efforts to curb the third wave of COVID-19, the Pakistani government has ramped up restriction across the country for the upcoming holidays of Eid al-Fitr festival, urging the public to stay at home to keep themselves and their loved ones safe.
According to the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) which oversees the country s response to the pandemic, all businesses, hotels, parks, recreational spots and shopping malls will remain closed from May 8 to 16, covering the Eid al-Fitr holidays from May 10 to 15 in Pakistan.