Police Storm Islamabad Press Club, Assault Journalists; Government ApologizesISLAMABAD — A police raid on the National Press Club (NPC) Thursday has sparked outrage across Pakistan after officers stormed the building, assaulted journalists, and vandalized its premises during a protest linked to unrest in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, according to The News. The Awami Action Committee, which has been leading demonstrations in AJK, had called a protest outside the NPC. Police arrested participants and, moments later, forced their way into the press club, breaking down doors and even scaling walls. Even during dictatorships, such behavior was never witnessed,” said Afzal Butt, president of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ). “This was not just an attack on reporters,” they said in a joint statement, “it was an attack on press freedom in Pakistan.”