{"id":9504,"date":"2026-08-04T14:51:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T14:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=9504"},"modified":"2026-08-04T14:51:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T14:51:06","slug":"journalists-protest-alleged-attack-on-reporter-in-naushahro-feroze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=9504","title":{"rendered":"Journalists Protest Alleged Attack on Reporter in Naushahro Feroze"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Naushahro Feroze:<\/strong> The Naushahro Feroze Press Club staged a protest demonstration against the alleged attempted murder of Halani-based journalist <strong>Khalil Awan<\/strong>, demanding the immediate arrest of the accused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The protest was led by Press Club President <strong>Muhammad Younis Rajpar<\/strong>, General Secretary <strong>Faqeer Ali Nawaz Solangi<\/strong>, <strong>Khadim Hussain Mari<\/strong>, <strong>Shahid Khanzada<\/strong>, <strong>Imtiaz Ali Soomro<\/strong>, <strong>Adil Abbasi<\/strong>, <strong>Faqeer Mehar Ali Bhan<\/strong>, and <strong>Raja Rajab Samoon<\/strong>. Demonstrators chanted slogans against local landlord <strong>Maroof Halepoto<\/strong>, who they alleged was involved in the attack, and called for swift legal action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Addressing the gathering, the protest leaders alleged that journalist Khalil Awan was attacked by local landlord Maroof Halepoto and several associates while covering an incident in Halani. According to the protesters, Awan sustained serious injuries and was shifted to a hospital in Nawabshah for medical treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The speakers emphasized that journalists play a vital role in highlighting public issues and bringing them to the attention of the authorities. They expressed concern that media professionals continue to face violence and intimidation while carrying out their professional responsibilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The protesters further alleged that despite three days having passed since the incident, Halani police had neither registered a case nor arrested the accused. They warned that if an FIR is not lodged immediately and those responsible are not taken into custody, journalists will stage a sit-in outside the office of the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) in Naushahro Feroze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The demonstration concluded with participants reaffirming their commitment to continue peaceful protests until justice is provided and those responsible for the alleged attack are brought before the law.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Naushahro Feroze: The Naushahro Feroze Press Club staged a protest demonstration against the alleged attempted murder of Halani-based journalist Khalil Awan, demanding the immediate arrest..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9505,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-04-at-7.43.21-PM-1.jpeg",1280,719,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-04-at-7.43.21-PM-1-150x150.jpeg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-04-at-7.43.21-PM-1-300x169.jpeg",300,169,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-04-at-7.43.21-PM-1-768x431.jpeg",768,431,true],"large":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-04-at-7.43.21-PM-1-1024x575.jpeg",1024,575,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-04-at-7.43.21-PM-1.jpeg",1280,719,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-04-at-7.43.21-PM-1.jpeg",1280,719,false]},"author_info":{"info":["admin"]},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?cat=3\" rel=\"category\">Pakistan<\/a>","tag_info":"Pakistan","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9504","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9504"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9504\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9506,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9504\/revisions\/9506"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9505"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9504"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9504"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}