Karachi police thrash journalists covering Sindh's lockdown restrictions By Journalist associated with a wire agency allegedly thrashed by police despite identifying himself. Saudabad police allegedly rough up journalist as he reported on a hospital in the area. Crime Reporters of Pakistan condemn incident, vow to protest against police at the Karachi Press Club today. 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.