Judicial complex riot: Journalists roughed up by police to record statements in terror case.

ISLAMABAD -- Setting aside a petition seeking the registration of a separate first information report (FIR) against police for manhandling journalists outside the Islamabad High Court on February 28, a district and sessions court in the capital Saturday ordered to record the statements of the media persons in the terror case already filed in connection with the incident.

The police thrashed the journalists during Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan's appearance before the Islamabad courts in multiple cases - including attempted murder, prohibited funding, and Toshakhana - on the last day of the previous month.

As the PTI leader arrived at the judicial complex, a large number of PTI workers entered the building by knocking its gate down. Security arrangements at Sector G-11 of the judicial complex were disrupted as the PTI workers removed all barriers.

Saqib Bashir, a journalist, moved the court for the registration of a criminal case against the police under the relevant provisions contending that he had filed an application with the police, but it did not bear fruit.

On February 28...