The logo of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. PHOTO: FILE
The Karachi Press Club (KPC) has banned the coverage and entry of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and its leaders following rowdy attitude of the party workers who not only harassed the KPC members but also tortured a joint secretary of the club on Tuesday.
The incident occurred when some PTI workers protesting against drone attacks attempted to enter the club premises.
The PTI workers lost their temper when security of the ‘exclusively members’ club prevented the crowd from entering.
The workers brandishing sticks misbehaved with KPC members and manhandled KPC Joint Secretary Shams Keerio.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 18th, 2013.
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I once loved this party, its leaders, agenda and its non-violent workers. I don't know where that PTI is gone.
@Aysha M: Reminds one of the Hitler youth of the 1930s that lead to genocide - very dangerous. Stop them, no appeasement to violence especially not coming from a political party.
whenever i post in favor of pti et will never publish it
This is real CHANGE brought by PTI. Congratulations
MQM's old tactic everyone knows.
@John the Baptist: Correct. But whenever you comment upon such actions do mention your condemnation over violence. Paid trolls tend to pick on statement capricious and then link it all over as endorsements - Respect.
One can only laugh at the lame attempts of detractors against PTI. The party is well represented and covered on print, electronial media and social networks. Haters can keep on hating.
@ex mqm: Stop spreading falsehood.
Only imbeciles would take anything written against PTI in ET seriously and react to it! All their editorial board meetings start and end with devising strategy to malign PTI. Just wait a few days, the real news will come out!
@ Ayesha M Keep shouting against PTI. You will not get anything, PTI is a force to reckon.
@ex mqm: lame
this is naya pakistan day will come when ecp will put ban on them
@True Karachiwala: spot on
As expected, another stupidity from PTI.
Thanks mqm for doing this. This is a very old tactic to join the crowd of other party and create chaos to defame the party.
news title is misleading.
Is KPC a state itself or state within state to discretionary ban on certain political party. All done by advocates of freedom of speech.
Naya Pakistan.
Elected parliaments are rendered irrelevant by the leader of PTI, he appears keen to sort everything from, drone to inflation, out in the streets, and his led a step ahead, they consider getting physical can help them sort out differences
@True Karachiwala: Stay blessed, made my day
Karachi city as well as Karachi Press club slaps ban on PTI.
We do not appreciate if PTI workers involved in harassment but dare to ask one question. No ban for killers of Wali Babar or others, reason?
Well done PTI