{"id":498932,"date":"2025-08-26T01:05:04","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T20:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=498932"},"modified":"2025-08-26T01:05:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T20:05:04","slug":"senior-journalist-robbed-in-broad-daylight-in-peshawar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/senior-journalist-robbed-in-broad-daylight-in-peshawar\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior journalist robbed in broad daylight in Peshawar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PESHAWAR: Senior journalist and Chief Editor, Daily Sunrise Today, Asif Khan Turk, was robbed in broad daylight on Monday on Warsak Road near the Information Department. The incident has sparked widespread outrage and condemnation from the journalist community and newspapers\u2019 owners. According to details, Asif Khan Turk parked his car outside the Information Department on Warsak Road, and went for some work to the department. Meanwhile, a masked thief broke the side window of the vehicle and stole his bag containing a laptop, mobile phone, wireless microphone set, two cheque books, official files, and other valuable items worth over Rs 200,000. After the robbery, the incident was reported in Machini Gate Police Station. DLP Report<br \/>\nHowever, despite a month passing since the incident, the police badly failed to apprehend the thieves and recover the stolen items.<br \/>\nJournalist Asif Khan Turk has expressed his deep concerns and demanded that the authorities must take notice and punish the culprits.<br \/>\nThe journalist community and newspapers\u2019 owners have strongly condemned the incident, terming it a big failure of the police to maintain law and order in the city. They have demanded the Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the Inspector General of Police for taking notice and directing the police to take immediate action by restoring peace and security in Peshawar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PESHAWAR: Senior journalist and Chief Editor, Daily Sunrise Today, Asif Khan Turk, was robbed in broad daylight on Monday on Warsak Road near the Information Department. The incident has sparked widespread outrage and condemnation from the journalist community and newspapers\u2019 owners. 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