Deputy director allegedly beats up press council chairman over transfer issue

According to the report published in Dawn on October 1st, 2026, a deputy director on deputation at the Press Council of Pakistan allegedly attacked the council's chairman. The incident occurred inside the council's building in H-9 near the Excise and Taxation Office. The chairman, Mohammad Arshad Khan Jadoon, was engaged in official work when the deputy director, along with two others armed with a pistol, a dagger, and an iron fist, entered his office.

They held the chairman at gunpoint, threatened him with dire consequences, and proceeded to beat him black and blue, causing him to bleed. The chairman's son, who was present in the office, intervened and rescued him. The attackers also attempted to stab the chairman, but his son prevented this. Upon hearing the screams from the chairman's office, other council staff rushed in.

However, the attackers continued to attack a staff member, Tamour Kiani, who sustained injuries. The attackers eventually fled the scene, and the injured were taken to the hospital.