GHOTKI: A local journalist, Nasrullah Gadani sustained serious injuries in gun attack in taluka Mirpur Mathelo of Ghotki district.
The incident took place when Nasrullah Gadani was going from his home to Mirpur Mathelo Press Club. Armed men in a car opened fire at the journalist at Jarwar Road near Deen Shah and fled from the scene.
Nasrullah Gadani sustained bullet wounds and was carried to Mirpur Mathelo DHQ hospital for medical attendance. He was later shifted to Gambat Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS).
“The injured journalist has sustained three bullet wounds near the chest and abdomen,” hospital sources said. “He has been in a precarious condition”. Local journalists staged protest at the National Highway and blocked the road for traffic.
Earlier, Senior journalist and Rawalpindi Islamabad Union of Journalists (RIUJ) Secretary General Dr Furqan Rao was attacked in his office by a group of people following recent union elections at the Associated Press of Pakistan. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate, the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), condemn the attack, and urge authorities to ensure the safety of journalists.
Rao, the head of the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP)’s China desk, was attacked at approximately 11:00pm on March 29, allegedly by Rana Imran Latif and his colleagues, who forcibly entered the agency’s Islamabad offices. –Agencies
