{"id":6010,"date":"2017-06-13T13:49:32","date_gmt":"2017-06-13T08:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pakistanfoemonitor.org\/?p=6010"},"modified":"2017-06-13T13:49:32","modified_gmt":"2017-06-13T08:49:32","slug":"assault-of-tribune-staffer-three-suspects-remanded-into-police-custody","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pakistanfoemonitor.org\/assault-of-tribune-staffer-three-suspects-remanded-into-police-custody\/","title":{"rendered":"Assault of Tribune staffer: Three suspects remanded into police custody"},"content":{"rendered":"
KARACHI:<\/p>\n
A judicial magistrate remanded on Monday three suspects into police custody for allegedly manhandling The Express Tribune staffer Zubair Ashraf on Saturday.<\/p>\n
The Defence police presented Majnon, Ghulam Shabbir and Altaf Hussain before the District South judicial magistrate and sought their remand.<\/p>\n
Investigation officer Ali Raza Hashmi told the judge that the suspects were arrested in a raid at the house of Pakistan Muslim League \u2013 Functional (PML-F) leader Pir Yasir Shah. Seven to eight suspects are still on the run, Hashmi said.<\/p>\n
Ashraf was allegedly assaulted by the private guards of the PML-F leader when his convoy was travelling on Korangi Road at around 7pm on Saturday.<\/p>\n
According to Ashraf, he, along with his colleague photojournalist Athar Khan, was heading to the office pillion riding a motorcycle when the rashly driven vehicles in Shah\u2019s convoy tried to overtake all other motorists in front of National Medical Centre.<\/p>\n
Many motorists narrowly escaped being hit by the escort vehicles as they kept pushing everyone aside to secure Shah, who was driving the vehicle himself.<\/p>\n
When other motorists tried to argue, the guards started threatening the public and one pointed a gun at Ashraf while another two guards started beating him with batons.<\/p>\n
The judge has summoned the complainant to court today (Tuesday).<\/p>\n
The Express Tribune<\/a><\/p>\n