Anchor Talat Hussain escapes a deadly attack

By jazbablog - Sat Feb 05, 12:56 am

• 0 Comments
 
• Tweet

Edited byjazbablog

• Also Wrote
• Efforts underway to record dreams
• 40-feet long dead whale found in sea
• 2-Day Scientific Symposium held at PGMI
• Pak Army drone crashes near Chakwal
• Mixing of poisonous chemicals in Tetra Milk Pack disclosed

THATTA: Senior anchor Syed Talat Hussain, currently working in DawnNews and his cameraman Haider Ali survived a deadly attack in interior Sindh on Friday evening.

The DawnNews team was recording their programme on the plight of flood affectees in Road More area of Tehsil Jaati, when unknown gunmen opened fire.

Locals claim the gunmen belong to a Qabza group. Sub-machine guns and other sophisticated weapons were used in the attack and the pellets from the rounds landed around the team.

The team miraculously escaped the attack in the area of former advisor Ghulam Qadir Malkaani.

DawnNews and journalistic organisations strongly condemned the attack and demanded an immediate investigation into the incident.

Governor Sindh Dr Ishratul Ibad and other political leaders also condemned the attack.

IG Sindh asked the concerned officials to submit the investigation report within 24 hours. (Dawn News)