Pak human rights commission condemns assault on journalist Asad Ali Toor ANI | Updated: May 26, 2021 11:14 IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 26 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Wednesday condemned the brutal attack on journalist Asad Ali Toor. HRCP strongly condemns the brutal assault on journalist@AsadAToor by three unknown men who barged into his residence. We see it as yet another attack on freedom of expression and a free press. HRCP demands that the authorities apprehend and charge the assailants immediately, Pakistan s Human Rights Commission said in a tweet.
Asad Ali Toor, known for criticism of the country s establishment, was attacked in Pakistan s capital late on Tuesday.
Journalist Asad Ali Toor was reportedly attacked by unknown assailants in his apartment. He runs his own YouTube vlog, where he is known to discuss issues not regularly covered by mainstream media in Pakistan.
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Pakistani journalist and vlogger Asad Ali Toor was attacked and threatened inside his Islamabad apartment by unknown assailants on Tuesday night, local media and news agency dpa reported.
Toor told police officials at least three unknown assailants carrying guns stormed into his apartment on Tuesday night.
The attackers reportedly tied him, gagged him, punched and hit him, and left him injured. He is currently receiving treatment at a local hospital and said to be in stable condition, broadcaster SAMAA reported.
Pakistan s Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Fawad Chaudhry, condemned the attack, saying authorities have been directed to launch an investigation.
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