KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani protesters attacked TV stations and clashed with police Monday in the southern city of Karachi, leaving one person dead and eight others wounded, including three media workers, officials said. ADVERTISING KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani protesters attacked TV stations and clashed with police Monday in the southern city of Karachi, leaving one person dead and eight others wounded, including three media workers, officials said.
Supporters of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, known as the MQM, accuse the media of failing to cover a six-day hunger strike protesting the recent arrest of party members. After a speech Monday broadcast from London by the party’s self-exiled leader, Altaf Hussain, protesters marched on two TV stations and torched three vehicles.
Senior police officer Saqib Ismail said police fired tear gas and arrested 12 people.
Dr Seemi Jamali at Jinnah Hospital said one person was killed and eight others were wounded, two by gunshots.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif condemned the violence, calling it an attack on press freedoms.
