ISLAMABAD, Oct 3: Journalists across Pakistan have criticised the federal government for a crackdown on a press club in the national capital by police and the thrashing of journalists, even as Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi ordered an inquiry into the incident. The Islamabad police attacked the National Press Club (NPC) on Thursday while dispersing a protest by the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JKJAAC). TV footage showed policemen armed with batons attacking journalists on the press club premises. Dawn reported a statement by Naqvi that he had taken notice of the “unfortunate” incident and demanded a report from the Islamabad inspector general of police. “Violence against the journalist community cannot be tolerated under any circumstances,” he was quoted as saying.

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