WATCH VIDEO: Journalist Known for Criticism of Armed Forces, Attacked at Home
A Pakistani journalist, known for his criticism of the armed forces, has been attacked by unknown assailants outside his home in Islamabad, in another series of assaults on media persons. Asad Ali Toor, who is also a YouTuber, was tied, gagged, severely beaten outside his residence in the upscale F-10 sector late on Tuesday night, according to police.
A video showed three men briskly walking away from the apartment building after thrashing Toor who was staggering and trying to recollect himself. Another video showed Toor moving in a hospital with his shirt soaked in blood at his elbow but apparently out of danger.
WATCH VIDEO: Warning: Strong Graphics
Video is showing @AsadAToor bleeding from his elbows and walking in the hospital without any medical assistance. Apart from condemning the attack, I strongly condemn this ruthlessness in hospital where he got no immediate help.
WATCH VIDEO: They gagged me & tied me up, they were hitting their pistols on my elbows until one of them received a phone call and I got chance to resist and scream- Asad Ali Toor
@AsadAToor ‘s statement from hospital to the Police. He can be seen in trauma in video
Talking about the details of the incident in the clip, Toor said the attackers had asked him about the source of his funds. He also revealed in a separate video that he was being threatened and was informed by a well-wisher of some attack after Eid.