ISLAMABAD: Ammad Yousaf’s arrest is pure fascism. Condemnations have poured in over the suspension of ARY NEWS transmission and the arrest of the channel’s Head of News Ammad Yousaf with the top PTI leader terming it pure fascism.
Fawad Chaudhry took to Twitter to announce that ARY NEWS, the most-watched news channel, had been shut down and that only one channel was permitted to broadcast.
“The Constitution has been suspended practically and basic human rights are being terminated,” he said, adding that PTI has been fighting for real independence and rights and it is now important for Pakistan to reach its destination.
To arrest Ammad Yousaf is an act of pure fascism, says PTI
PTI Secretary General Asad Umar said that shutting down ARY and arrest of senior vice president Ammad Yousaf is pure fascism. In the beginning, there was a repression of politicians. The media is now being muzzled by force. What is next? “The courts?”
In the early hours of Wednesday, the government in yet another action against ARY News picked up its Head of News, Ammad Yousaf from Karachi.
PTI condemns the arrest of Ammad Yousaf as “pure fascism.”
ARY’s Head of News Ammad Yousaf was arrested without a warrant from his residence located in Karachi’s DHA.
Police officers along with plain-clothed persons forcibly entered the house of Ammad Yousaf. The raiding party redirected Yousaf’s surveillance cameras and entered the home via the roof.
In addition to the CCTV cameras and DVR, the raiding team also removed the legally owned firearms.
