Dozens of assailants stormed the Karachi Press Club on Sunday, beat up journalists and snatched their cameras, police said. A charged mob comprising 60 to 70 people forced its way into the press club and assaulted journalists. The assailants also tried to set the press club and Jaag TV's DSNG on fire as they were carrying petrol, police said.
"It was an organised attack. The mob was equipped with petrol bomb and arms," a private television channel reported.
Law enforcement personnel reached the press club and launched a probe.
According to reports, around 60 to 70 people carried out the attack and took away at least five cameras.
People took to Twitter to denounce the mob violence and termed it an attack on freedom of expression. Fazil Jamili, president of Karachi Press Club, condemned the incident, saying that the outlaws stole television cameras and other equipment.
"Our journalists have some pictures and footage of the attack and we are trying to figure out as to who was behind the assault," Jamili said. An emergency meeting has been called to discuss the issue, he said, adding, "we may ban the entry of the involved group in the press club".