Dawn comes under attack again.

Protesters once again besieged Dawn's Islamabad bureau on Friday and raised slogans against the media group and torched copies of the newspaper.

Around 100 people gathered outside the paper's office and remained there for about 40 minutes.

'Yet another orchestrated demo against Dawn outside its office in Islamabad,' tweeted Dawn Editor Zaffar Abbas.

'Same lot, threatening tone, bigger in number and have blocked entrance. We have informed police and have told them it's their duty to protect our staff and property. Let's hope someone from govt will intervene!!'

'They have just dispersed after burning some copies of Dawn,' Abbas said. 'Everyone has a right to protest as long as they are not violent.'

The International Press Institute (IPI), in a statement, condemned the 'threatening demonstrations', saying: 'Dawn is a bastion of independent journalism and...

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