Alleged misbehavior: Media persons protest against PTI workers
PTI workers claim the accused do not belong to the party but were sent from agencies to sabotage their sit-in.
The party has been protesting against alleged rigging in the August 22 by-elections. PHOTO: FILE
LAHORE:
Electronic and print media persons protested after a scuffle broke out between Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers and newsmen in Lahore, injuring a cameraperson.
The cameraperson suffered minor injuries on his face and was shifted to the hospital for treatment.
In protest, the media persons boycotted the Punjab Assembly proceedings, demanding that strict action be taken against people responsible.
Witnesses claimed that the attackers were carrying PTI flags and used the sticks to beat up the media persons.
The accused, Mohammad Afzal was handed over to the police for investigation while PTI workers claimed that he had been sent by agencies from the Punjab Government to sabotage the sit-in.
PTI had been protesting against the by-elections that took place on August22, claiming that they were rigged and a re-count was needed in several constituencies.
Following the protest of media persons, PTI Punjab president Ejaz Chaudhry issued an apology, assuring that the incident will be personally investigated by him.
He said that PTI could never misbehave with the media persons.
PTI lawmaker and opposition leader Mehmoodur Rasheed said that he would personally talk to Imran Khan about the incident and later expressed a wish to visit the injured cameraperson in the hospital.
Later, media officials gathered at Faisal Chowk in front of the Punjab Assembly to protest against the behavior of PTI workers. Media coverage of PTI's protest was subsequently stopped.
President Lahore Press Club Arshed Ansari said that the protest would continue till the accused was punished for manhandling the media person.
President Cameramen Association, Butt said that a case should be registered against the responsible PTI workers.
Condemning the incident, Federal Information Minister Pervez Rasheed advised PTI Chairman Imran Khan to keep PTI workers from misbehaving with media persons.
Some of the PTI leaders present at the camp included Shabbir Sial, Umer Zaheer Mir, Rai Azizullah and Asghar Gujjar.
PTI's protest
Addressing protesters, PTI leader Hammad Azhar said that PTI would not be harassed with bullet and batons.
"We were here to protest against rigging during by-elections," said Azhar.
Addressing the workers at the sit-in, Chaudhry said that re-counting should be done without any delay.
He said that the protests from PTI would continue till votes are re-counted.
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Electronic and print media persons protested after a scuffle broke out between Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers and newsmen in Lahore, injuring a cameraperson.
The cameraperson suffered minor injuries on his face and was shifted to the hospital for treatment.
In protest, the media persons boycotted the Punjab Assembly proceedings, demanding that strict action be taken against people responsible.
Witnesses claimed that the attackers were carrying PTI flags and used the sticks to beat up the media persons.
The accused, Mohammad Afzal was handed over to the police for investigation while PTI workers claimed that he had been sent by agencies from the Punjab Government to sabotage the sit-in.
PTI had been protesting against the by-elections that took place on August22, claiming that they were rigged and a re-count was needed in several constituencies.
Following the protest of media persons, PTI Punjab president Ejaz Chaudhry issued an apology, assuring that the incident will be personally investigated by him.
He said that PTI could never misbehave with the media persons.
PTI lawmaker and opposition leader Mehmoodur Rasheed said that he would personally talk to Imran Khan about the incident and later expressed a wish to visit the injured cameraperson in the hospital.
Later, media officials gathered at Faisal Chowk in front of the Punjab Assembly to protest against the behavior of PTI workers. Media coverage of PTI's protest was subsequently stopped.
President Lahore Press Club Arshed Ansari said that the protest would continue till the accused was punished for manhandling the media person.
President Cameramen Association, Butt said that a case should be registered against the responsible PTI workers.
Condemning the incident, Federal Information Minister Pervez Rasheed advised PTI Chairman Imran Khan to keep PTI workers from misbehaving with media persons.
Some of the PTI leaders present at the camp included Shabbir Sial, Umer Zaheer Mir, Rai Azizullah and Asghar Gujjar.
PTI's protest
Addressing protesters, PTI leader Hammad Azhar said that PTI would not be harassed with bullet and batons.
"We were here to protest against rigging during by-elections," said Azhar.
Addressing the workers at the sit-in, Chaudhry said that re-counting should be done without any delay.
He said that the protests from PTI would continue till votes are re-counted.
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