Asad Ali Toor or Asad Toor is a Pakistani

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journalist. He currently reports from the Supreme Court of Pakistan. He has worked as a producer for the

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. Asad Ali Toor is also a human rights activist, Known for raising his voice for missing persons in Balochistan, a critic of Pakistan Army and ISI for their unconstitutional role in Pakistan’s politics.

Journalistic career

Asad Ali Toor is known to be a critic of the military establishment in Pakistan. On the evening of 25 May 2021, Toor was tied up, beaten and ambushed inside his apartment in Islamabad by three unidentified men. According to

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, FIA, and police are investigating the case, and close to identifying the accused. In February 2024, he was remanded in FIA custody for five days in a case related to an online campaign against the judiciary. During the arrest by the FIA’s cybercrime unit in Islamabad. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and

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urged authorities to release Toor immediately and unconditionally, and to stop harassing him for his work as a journalist.

Protest

Journalists' organizations protested outside the

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against the attack. Asad Toor was supported by journalist's unions, media organizations and media personals.

References

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