{"id":299470,"date":"2021-02-12T13:06:04","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T08:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=299470"},"modified":"2021-02-12T13:07:43","modified_gmt":"2021-02-12T08:07:43","slug":"brutal-attack-on-islamabad-based-journalist-amid-protest-caught-on-camera-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/brutal-attack-on-islamabad-based-journalist-amid-protest-caught-on-camera-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Brutal Attack on Journalist Amid Protest in Islamabad Caught On Camera [Video]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Islamabad Protest turned Pakistan&#8217;s capital city into a battleground. The police resorted to using teargas shelling against protesters. However, after talks with the protesting government employees, they have been granted a 20% increase in salaries.<\/p>\n<p>Amidst the protest on Wednesday, a broadcast journalist was brutally attacked by an angry protester. Keep reading to find out what happened.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Govt. employees are being fired upon with expired tear gas shells. By Selected Govt<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/islamabadprotest?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#islamabadprotest<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBhuttoZardari?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BBhuttoZardari<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AseefaBZ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AseefaBZ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MuradAliShahPPP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MuradAliShahPPP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MirSohrab?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MirSohrab<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TalpurTaimur?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TalpurTaimur<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sardarshah1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@sardarshah1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/haleemsomro?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@haleemsomro<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JavedNLaghari?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JavedNLaghari<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dostmuhammad_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Dostmuhammad_<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/drsamejo4?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@drsamejo4<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ekXS6nwjDS\">pic.twitter.com\/ekXS6nwjDS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Soofi Chaman (@SahibSoofi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SahibSoofi\/status\/1359618407734398976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 10, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Islamabad Protest<\/h3>\n<p>A mob of angry government employees had taken to the streets to protest for a raise in their salaries. In order to disperse the mob, the police responded with a baton charge and threw hundreds of teargas shells.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ur\" dir=\"rtl\">\u067e\u0691\u06be\u06d2 \u0644\u06a9\u06be\u06d2 \u0633\u0631\u06a9\u0627\u0631\u06cc \u0645\u0644\u0627\u0632\u0645\u06cc\u0646 \u06a9\u0627 \u0628\u0631\u062a\u0627\u0624 \u06d4\u06d4 \u0622\u067e \u06af\u0648\u0644\u06d2 \u0628\u0631\u0633\u0627\u0626\u06cc\u06ba \u06c1\u0645 \u067e\u06be\u0648\u0644 \u067e\u06cc\u0634 \u06a9\u0631\u06cc\u06ba \u06af\u06d2\u06d4<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/islamabadprotest?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#islamabadprotest<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IDlix06PMn\">pic.twitter.com\/IDlix06PMn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u0635\u062f\u0627\u0645 \u062d\u0633\u06cc\u0646 \u0634\u0627\u06c1\u062f (@Saddam_is_here) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Saddam_is_here\/status\/1359793946822664197?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 11, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The protestors were spread across the city &#8211; including areas like Constitution Avenue, Secretariat Block, and Cabinet Block. They reportedly also tried breaking into the Red Zone. A lot of netizens expressed their disappointment in how the police treated the government employees.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Shameful of the government to be using tear gas against peaceful government employees asking for a pay raise. If the government was competent they would\u2019ve made policies to control inflation, instead of taking violent action against the ppl who work for them <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/islamabadprotest?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#islamabadprotest<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vjRHoW4Emq\">pic.twitter.com\/vjRHoW4Emq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u0627\u0644\u0648\u0644\u06cc\u062f \u0631\u0632\u0629 (@Razablog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Razablog\/status\/1359756464252985345?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 11, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>However, the left a broadcast journalist injured has shocked everyone.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Attack on broadcast journalist<\/h3>\n<p>Asia Kousar, a broadcast journalist for GNN was at the scene, recording for the news channel. She seemed to be preparing for her report went the incident took place.<\/p>\n<p>As she was spectating, a protester from the background threw a large rock at her. All of this was caught on camera. And Asia also reshared it on her Twitter account.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s take a look:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ur\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0627\u0644\u0644\u06c1 \u0633\u0628 \u06a9\u0648 \u0645\u062d\u0641\u0648\u0638 \u0631\u06a9\u06be\u06d2 \u0622\u062c \u06a9\u06d2 \u0627\u062d\u062a\u062c\u0627\u062c \u0645\u06cc\u06ba \u0627\u06cc\u06a9 \u0648\u0642\u062a \u0627\u06cc\u0633\u0627 \u0622\u06cc\u0627 \u062c\u06cc\u0633\u06d2 \u0632\u0646\u062f\u06af\u06cc \u06a9\u06cc \u0622\u062e\u0631\u06cc \u0633\u0627\u0646\u0633 \u06c1\u0648 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NWi6KR5rJD\">https:\/\/t.co\/NWi6KR5rJD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Asia Kousar (@Asiakousar11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Asiakousar11\/status\/1359532668636049410?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 10, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What do you think of this incident that took place during the Islamabad protest? Share your thoughts in the comments section.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/shoaib-akhtar-or-tere-naams-radhe-internet-trolls-the-cricketer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shoaib Akhtar or Tere Naam&#8217;s &#8216;Radhe&#8217;? Internet Trolls the Cricketer<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Islamabad Protest turned Pakistan&#8217;s capital city into a battleground. The police resorted to using teargas shelling against protesters. However, after talks with the protesting government employees, they have been granted a 20% increase in salaries. Amidst the protest on Wednesday, a broadcast journalist was brutally attacked by an angry protester. Keep reading to find out what happened. &nbsp; Govt. [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/brutal-attack-on-islamabad-based-journalist-amid-protest-caught-on-camera-video\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":72,"featured_media":299478,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2374,1298,2199,1291],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-299470","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-crime","8":"category-culture","9":"category-featured","10":"category-social-media"},"wps_subtitle":"The journalist was reporting from the scene in Islamabad. ","img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/lens-25-364x205.jpg",364,205,true],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/lens-25-758x427.jpg",758,427,true],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/lens-25.jpg",1000,563,false]},"author_name":"Yusra Rafiq","categories_name":["Crime","Culture","Featured","Social Media"],"title_text":"Brutal Attack on Journalist Amid Protest in Islamabad Caught On Camera [Video]","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=2374,1298,2199,1291&exclude=299470","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/72"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=299470"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299470\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/299478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=299470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=299470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=299470"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=299470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}