{"id":6099,"date":"2025-07-21T13:50:25","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T13:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/2025\/07\/21\/senate-tariq-work-action\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T14:01:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T14:01:21","slug":"senate-tariq-work-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/2025\/07\/21\/senate-tariq-work-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Senators Pledge Full Inquiry Into Tariq Virk Case, Journalists Assured of Accountability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"110\"><strong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"110\">Senate Members Assure Journalists of Action in Tariq Virk Case; Rawalpindi Police Yet to Face Consequences<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"112\" data-end=\"536\"><strong data-start=\"112\" data-end=\"127\">ISLAMABAD \u2013<\/strong> A delegation from <strong data-start=\"146\" data-end=\"186\">Pakistan Reporters Association (PRA)<\/strong> met with key members of the Senate\u2019s Special Committee to raise concerns about the lack of action against Rawalpindi police officials involved in the <strong data-start=\"337\" data-end=\"360\">Tariq Virk incident<\/strong>. The journalists&#8217; delegation included senior media representatives who held separate meetings with Senators <strong data-start=\"469\" data-end=\"487\">Irfan Siddiqui<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"489\" data-end=\"512\">Barrister Ali Zafar<\/strong>, and <strong data-start=\"518\" data-end=\"535\">Sherry Rehman<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"538\" data-end=\"809\">During the meetings, the <strong data-start=\"563\" data-end=\"583\">Secretary of PRA<\/strong> briefed lawmakers on the developments surrounding the controversial case and emphasized that <strong data-start=\"677\" data-end=\"763\">no action has yet been taken against the responsible officers of Rawalpindi Police<\/strong>, despite serious concerns over their conduct.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"811\" data-end=\"1112\">Senator <strong data-start=\"819\" data-end=\"837\">Irfan Siddiqui<\/strong> urged the media not to walk out of Senate proceedings over the issue and assured the delegation that the matter would be <strong data-start=\"959\" data-end=\"994\">taken to its logical conclusion<\/strong>. He confirmed that the case had already been referred to the <strong data-start=\"1056\" data-end=\"1092\">Chairman of the Senate Committee<\/strong> for further action.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1114\" data-end=\"1433\">Barrister <strong data-start=\"1124\" data-end=\"1137\">Ali Zafar<\/strong> added that a meeting of the <strong data-start=\"1166\" data-end=\"1198\">Senate Information Committee<\/strong> would be convened as soon as the Chairman&#8217;s ruling is officially received from the House. He asserted that <strong data-start=\"1306\" data-end=\"1380\">Rawalpindi police officials would be required to explain their actions<\/strong> in the committee and could not avoid accountability.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1435\" data-end=\"1603\">Backing the journalists\u2019 stance, Senator <strong data-start=\"1476\" data-end=\"1493\">Sherry Rehman<\/strong> expressed <strong data-start=\"1504\" data-end=\"1533\">solidarity with the media<\/strong> and stated firmly that there would be <strong data-start=\"1572\" data-end=\"1602\">no compromise on the issue<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1605\" data-end=\"1809\">The meetings reflect growing political and institutional support for the press, with lawmakers calling for transparency and accountability from law enforcement agencies in their dealings with journalists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate Members Assure Journalists of Action in Tariq Virk Case; Rawalpindi Police Yet to Face Consequences ISLAMABAD \u2013 A delegation from Pakistan Reporters Association (PRA) met with key members of the Senate\u2019s Special Committee to raise concerns about the lack of action against Rawalpindi police officials involved in the Tariq Virk incident. 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