Aaj Television Network Attacked
Much of the violence centered around Aaj TV, A Pakistani news network that covered many of the recent disputes between Chief Justice Chaudhry and President Musharraf. According to reports, a huge mob of armed men surrounded the Aaj TV building as its parking lot was set ablaze and similar infernos raged throughout the city. The network was telecasting live footage of armed men brandishing guns in front of its offices and firing on rivals in an adjacent neighborhood. As the telecast continued, the armed men turned their guns on the Aaj TV building.
The chief executive of Aaj TV, Asif Zuberi, said in regard to the attacks, "Our cameramen were shooting the rally procession when the armed gunmen started to fire indiscriminately at our office. No security was sent to us though the firing went on for six hours.The Aaj TV building came under fire from armed men who wanted the airing of live footage of the unrest in the city stopped.
No one was hurt during the attacks, and the network remained on the air.
As inquiries on 12th may could not proceed further, which were tabled in the Sindh High Court, and was to be probed by the seven-member bench, the MQM was left free of any accusition. The chief executive of Aaj TV, say that “The Aaj TV building came under fire from armed man who wanted the airing of live footage of the unrest in the city stopped,”.
Read more about this topic: 2007 Karachi Riots
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