Journalist Ayaz Amir attacked in Lahore
Amir was returning home after participating in a TV programme when unknown persons stopped his car. The attackers then manhandled him and also tortured his driver before fleeing from the scene. In a tweet later, Amir said those who attacked him did not care about his age.
“I have no personal enmity with anyone and I had no quarrel with anyone. Whoever attacked me didn’t even care about my age. Is there a law of the jungle here? What will happen to a common man if a person like me is not safe?”
Taking notice of the incident the top city police officer Bilal Siddique had sought report from Civil Lines police. The Civil Lines police officials later recorded statement of Amir and assured him of tracing the culprits with the help of CCTV footage.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shahbaz strongly condemned the attack on senior journalist Ayaz Amir. The prime minister also ordered a high level inquiry into the incident.
Prime Minister Shehbaz said that the attackers must be brought to justice soon. He expressed sympathy with Amir and instructed that protection and safety of journalists must be ensured.
Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shahbaz also condemned the incident of violence against senior journalist and columnist Ayaz Amir. He directed the police that the culprits must be arrested soon and brought to book.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan in a tweet also condemned “in strongest terms the violence” against senior journalist Ayaz Amir. “Pak descending into the worst kind of fascism with violence & fake FIRS against journalists, opp politicians, citizens. When the State loses all moral authority it resorts to violence,” he said.
