Senior journalist and Op-Ed Editor of The News, Zainul Abedin was attacked by a group of extremists in Karachi for “watching TV” and “listening to Qawwalis”. Even though the attackers were identified no action has been taken by the police so far. The group who have been known to terrorize people in the community are said to be affiliated with a militant Deobandi group. They are also known to go from door to door urging people to give up their ‘sinful’ ways.