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One killed, 5 injured in attack on ARY news office in Karachi

Islamabad, Aug 23 (UNI) One person was killed and five others injured when activists of Muttahida Qaumi Movement(MQM), a key political party in Pakistan, clashed with police and ransacked ARY news office in Karachi last evening, police said. "At least one person was brought dead [to JPMC] while several others were injured, Daily Dawn reported quoting Jinnah Post-Graduate Medical Centre (JPMC)'s Head of Emergency Dr Seemin Jamali. Dr Jamali later identified the deceased as Arif Saeed. All roads leading towards Governor House were sealed and traffic was disrupted due to the violent protests. Massive traffic jams caused a slowdown on connecting roads including I.I. Chundrigar Road and Club Road. According to reports, MQM supporters rushed to the office of ARY News shortly after their leader Altaf Hussain, who lives in exile in London, had in a telephone address yesterday sharply criticised the Pakistani media for failing to report on his workers' recent hunger strikes. Senior ARY anchor Kashif Abbasi said, "They are Muttahida people. He (Altaf) ordered them to do it and within 10 minutes all this happened." A Samaa DSNG van was also attacked. Additionally, a police van and motorcycle of a traffic police official were reportedly set on fire. Police resorted to shelling to disperse the angry mob and fired rubber bullets, injuring the protestors, the newspaper report said. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif strongly condemned the attack on the offices of private news channels in Karachi, and termed it “an attack on freedom of Press and expression”. He also directed the concerned authorities at the federal and provincial levels to immediately bring the culprits to task and ensure the safety of the civilians in general and journalist fraternity in particular. Director General Sindh Rangers Major General Bilal Akbar,in a statement, guaranteed protection to the citizens. “The attackers will be made to pay for their wrong deeds,” he said, adding, that no one is allowed to carry out violent protests. UNI XC SV SS
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