Observer Report
A group of protesters angry over remarks made in a comedy television programme vandalised the head offices of Geo News and Jang Group on Sunday and also allegedly manhandled the staff present there.
Dozens of protesters tore down a walk-through gate and broke through a main gate of the office located on I.I. Chundrigar road.
TV footage showed shattered glass lying on the floor near the reception area of the building.
Sindh Information Minister Nasir Hussain Shah condemned the violence and promised an investigation into the incident.
MQM leader Faisal Subzwari termed the attack “highly reprehensible”, asking what the Sindh Police and authorities were doing when “attackers led by [a] known blackmailer travelled several kilometres in Red Zone”.
Meanwhile, Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah took notice of the incident and spoke to Geo News CEO Azhar Abbas on the phone.
