Attack on Senior Journalist Ayaz Amir in Lahore

Senior journalist Ayaz Amir was assaulted by "unidentified men" in Lahore on Friday night, he said in a statement to Dunya News.

According to details, the senior journalist was on his way back home when six unidentified men thrashed him and snatched his wallet and mobile phone.

The unidentified men stopped Ayaz Amir’s car and started beating the senior journalist and his driver.

Journalist Tariq Habib shared a picture of Ayaz Amir on Twitter and wrote:  “On his return after program on Dunya TV, senior analyst Ayaz Amir Sahib and his driver were assaulted by unknown people.”

https://twitter.com/tariqhabib1/status/1542911934349328384

Immediately after reports of the attack on Amir were shared on Twitter, EX PM Imran Khan strongly condemned the "violence" against the senior journalist.

https://twitter.com/ImranKhanPTI/status/1542929136171499520

Chief Minister of Punjab Hamza Shahbaz Promised to take action on the cowardly attack on Ayaz Amir

https://twitter.com/HamzaSS/status/1542935202024067074

Others Politician's and Journalists tweeted in support of Ayaz Amir

https://twitter.com/MazharAbbasGEO/status/1542916290402197505

https://twitter.com/OmerCheemaPTI/status/1542944191310962691

https://twitter.com/KlasraRauf/status/1542939706857512962

Senior journalist Kamran Khan said on Twitter it was "better to ban freedom of speech through a state decree than beating into silence those exercising the right to free speech enshrined in the constitution of Pakistan."

https://twitter.com/AajKamranKhan/status/1542926631005831171