ISLAMABAD -- Dozens of angry Islamists swarmed the building of an independent Pakistani newspaper in the capital, Islamabad, blocking its entrance for several hours, threatening the staff and demanding its editor be hanged, the paper reported Wednesday. A simultaneous protest also took place Tuesday evening in the southern port city of Karachi, where the Islamists gathered at the Press Club, demanding that Dawn's editor Zaffar Abbas and publisher Hameed Haroon be hanged. The Islamist protest was condemned by Pakistani rights groups, journalist organizations, politicians and members of civil society advocating for the rights of journalists. In a statement, the Committee to Protect Journalists urged Pakistan to prevent protests against the newspaper from turning violent and investigate death threats to its staffers. GET THE FOX NEWS APPLast month, Abbas was awarded the 2019 Press Freedom Award by the Committee to Protect Journalists.

Source: Fox News December 04, 2019 07:30 UTC