ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has directed Inspector General (IG) Islamabad and the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to bring the attackers of journalist and YouTuber, Asad Ali Toor to justice.
The interior minister in a video statement on Saturday said that some people want to involve the country’s most sensitive agencies in the issue of Asad Toor without any reason.
He said new footage found by the authorities will help in getting close to the perpetrators, adding that he has directed IG Islamabad and the FIA to work together and bring the attackers to justice.
Meanwhile, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in a high-level contact with the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Saturday completely disassociated itself from the recent incident.
According to a press release by the Ministry of Information, the allegations against the ISI were part of the Fifth Generation Warfare under a well-thought-out conspiracy.
The ISI believed that the investigations should go ahead as the faces of the accused can be seen clearly on CCTV and stern action should be taken against the culprits involved in the incident.
The ISI assured full cooperation with the investigating agencies in this regard. The Ministry of Information was in close touch with the Islamabad Police and hoped that the accused would be apprehended soon.
The practice of leveling accusations against the institutions sans any supporting evidence should end now as such negative tendencies were part of a conspiracy against the country’s institutions. They expressed firm belief that the real culprits would be exposed soon.
Earlier, Asad Ali Toor was severely beaten up by unidentified assailants outside his residence in Sector F-10 late on Tuesday night. According to police, some people came outside Toor’s residence located in an apartment building. A scuffle took place between him and these people who fled from the scene after thrashing him.
The injured journalist was moved to a private hospital, where his condition was stated to be stable. Narrating some of the details of the incident, Toor said through a video that the attackers had asked him about the source of his funds. Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry took notice of the incident and ordered the Islamabad police chief to probe the matter.
