(PPF/IFEX) – On 19 May 1999 in Lahore, police assaulted a photographer and a reporter covering a funeral procession of four alleged robbers who were killed in a police encounter. Naseer Chaudhry, a photographer of the daily evening newspaper “Naya Akhbar”, suffered a fractured leg as he was thrown from a tractor-trolley. Chaudhry was taking […]
(PPF/IFEX) – On 19 May 1999 in Lahore, police assaulted a photographer and a
reporter covering a funeral procession of four alleged robbers who were
killed in a police encounter. Naseer Chaudhry, a photographer of the daily
evening newspaper “Naya Akhbar”, suffered a fractured leg as he was thrown
from a tractor-trolley.
Chaudhry was taking photographs of the procession from the tractor-trolley
when the police asked him to stop taking photographs and to clear the scene.
When Chaudhry declined, the police beat him and pushed him from the trolley.
When Zahid Ali Khan, a reporter of the daily “Khabrain” tried to help his
colleague, he was also beaten by the police.
Chaudhry was admitted to hospital with a fractured leg, while Khan was
treated for bruises.
The Photojournalists Association staged a demonstration in front of the
chief minister’s house. The chief minister of Punjab has constituted an
inquiry committee.
