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Islamabad, Jan 29 : Apparently upset over the publication of an interview of Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres, supporters of hardline Islamic religious groups in Pakistan attacked the offices of the Jang newspaper and its affiliated television station in Karachi in the wee hours today and damaged furniture and equipment.
The affiliated channel Geo TV reported that a large group of men shouting slogans “God is Great” attacked the offices of the Jang newspaper located in a business district of Karachi around 0200 hrs (local time) and destroyed furniture, equipment and later smashed the windscreens of vehicles parked inside the compound.
Security guards of the media group said in an interview to the TV that the attackers stormed into the offices and began smashing the window panes, computers and furniture. The attackers also have not spared the office set up by the group to raise funds for Tsunami victims.
They alleged that a police patrol was seen moving near the building but took no action to stop the attack.
A report on the attack carried out by the network said the Jang offices in Karachi received a number of threatening phone calls for carrying the interview of Peres, in which he said Pakistan and Israel should establish diplomatic relations before any “big role” was envisaged for President Pervez Musharraf to mediate in the Middle East conflict.
The interview was carried by Jang and The News dailies. This was the second interview carried out by the group with Peres. Geo TV last year carried out the interview with Peres in which he made a similar observations.