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Two Pakistani journalists allegedly tortured by paramilitary force for coronavirus coverage

Two Pakistani journalists allegedly tortured by paramilitary force for coronavirus coverage
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Saeed Ali Achakzai, a reporter for the Urdu-language Samaa News TV, and Abdul Mateen Achakzai, a reporter for the Pashtun-language Khyber News TV, said they were beaten while under detention for three days in Pakistan’s Balochistan province. They were reporting about the lack of food, water, and other basic facilities at a coronavirus quarantine center near the border city of Chaman.

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