(RSF/IFEX) – On 20 March 2005, an army officer brutally assaulted journalist Nisar Abbas, of the privately-owned Geo TV and the daily “Jang” in Skardu (Northern Areas). The journalist confirmed to RSF that he was assaulted during a military raid to obstruct a ceremony organised by a humanitarian non-governmental organisation. A soldier beat Abbas with […]
(RSF/IFEX) – On 20 March 2005, an army officer brutally assaulted journalist Nisar Abbas, of the privately-owned Geo TV and the daily “Jang” in Skardu (Northern Areas). The journalist confirmed to RSF that he was assaulted during a military raid to obstruct a ceremony organised by a humanitarian non-governmental organisation. A soldier beat Abbas with the butt of his rifle, leaving him badly bruised, particularly on his shoulders.
Article 144 of the Criminal Code prohibits gatherings of more than five people in the Northern Areas, which has been a region of tension between Sunnis and Shiites.
RSF has called for an investigation into the attack and for those responsible to be punished.
