During the Sindh Rawadari March outside the Karachi Press Club on Sunday, the treatment and detention of musician Saif Samejo sparked widespread online outrage. The Sketches frontman and co-founder of the Lahooti Melo was slapped, shoved, and had his shirt torn off in videos of the arrest. He was arrested for violating Section 144, which prohibits gatherings in public, and later released.
Samejo attended the rally, which was held to condemn the rise in extremism in Sindh and the extrajudicial killing of Dr. Shahnawaz Kunbhar, who was accused of blasphemy. South Appointee Assessor General (DIG) Syed Asad Raza affirmed Samejo’s delivery.
