Outspoken Pakistani journalist attacked
27 Oct 2017 5:22 PM GMT
Islamabad: An outspoken Pakistani journalist working with a prominent English daily was attacked with iron rods by some bike-borne assailants on Friday, leaving him seriously hurt with head injuries.
Ahmad Noorani, who works as a senior correspondent with The News International, was pulled out of his car and brutally thrashed by the accused on a busy road.
The paper is owned by the Jang media group, which also owns Geo television channels.
Geo News reported that Noorani, who was on his way home in Islamabad from Rawalpindi, was stopped by three bike-borne men on the Khayabane Suharwardy road.
As they dragged him out of his car, three others joined them and they mercilessly hit him with iron rods.
His driver was also attacked.
The attackers fled on two motorcycles when some bystanders gathered and raised an alarm. Noorani was rushed to a nearby hospital with severe head injuries. Doctors said that his condition was critical.
Current Affairs Chief of the media house Rana Jawed said that he has received serious injuries on his head.
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