Former premier and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz President Nawaz Sharif has directed Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to thoroughly investigate the attack on senior journalist Ahmed Noorani and bring the accused to the fore.
In a statement issued here, Nawaz said that the incident was not only an attack on a journalist, but on independent journalism on the whole.
He also observed that the truth could not be suppressed by attacking the ones who were impartial and courageous.
Noorani was assaulted by unidentified attackers on Islamabad’s Khayaban-e-Suharwardy Road on Friday.
His car was stopped by three men travelling on a motorcycle near Zero Point Interchange while he was on his way home in Islamabad from Rawalpindi.
The three men got down from their unmarked motorcycle after chasing down Noorani’s case while another three, who were standing where the car was stopped with another unmarked motorcycle, joined in and severely beat up Noorani and his driver with iron rods after throwing out the keys from the ignition.
The attackers sped away on the two bikes, with no licence plates, towards Zero Point after onlookers began gathering at the site and traffic started coming to a halt on the busy road.
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