LAHORE: The journalist community Wednesday condemned the police raid at the house of a prominent journalist and anchorperson, Syed Farhat Abbas Shah, without any justification, calling it harassment of the community.
According to Farhat, local police clad in plainclothes raided his house and abused and threatened his family.
Scores of journalists have demanded the government take to task the police officials responsible.
Source: The Post
Date:11/1/2007
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