KARACHI – The Station House Officer (SHO) Saudabad police station has been removed from his position and ordered to report at the police headquarter over his involvement in beating a journalist.

The Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, East, Karachi, took notice of the incident partnering to mishandling of a journalist, Waseem, associated with a private news channel. The Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Gulshan conducted an inquiry against SHO which found him guilty of illegal use of his powers. Five policemen, including constable Amanullah, Javed, Zaheer, Shahbaz, and Abid, have also been dismissed. The police said that suspended policemen were involved in beating a journalist.

In another incident, the hotel management beaten up a reporter Afzal Pervaiz and a cameraman when they were performing their duty to report violation of COVID-19 SOPs.

While the Karachi Press Club (KPC) has expressed deep concern over violent acts against journalists. In a statement issued by KPC, the KPC president Fazil Jamili condemned the police actions. Jamili said that violence on journalists during their duties would not be tolerated. He demanded that those responsible for beating a journalist should be punished and dismissed.

Newspaper: The Nation