Case Update Status

FIR was not registered by the Journalist.

Summary of Case

"Akbar Notezai published a news story on Lok Sujag on November 22, 2022 after the news Akbar received legal notice from the brother of Senate chairman Sadiq Sanjrani. Khaliq Rind, president of Quetta press club told PPF that Notezai covered the news story for Lok Sujag and in that story he unleashed the facts of getting benefits from the massive project of copper-gold Saindak mine. Asim Ahmed Khan, fellow of PPF told PPF that Akbar Notezai is an investigative journalist and usually works as freelancer and he is also reports for “Lok Sujag” in Lok Sujag he covered his investigative story on Senate chairman Sadiq Sanjrani’s corruption that he did in Pakistan’s one of the massive project. “After his news he received the legal notice from the team of Sadiq Sanjrani” Khan added. Ghulam Dastageer, editor of Lok Sujag told PPF that Akbar did receive the legal notice from the brother of Senate chairman Sadiq Sanjrani for covering the news on the project of the gold mine. “Notice was sent to his residential address in Chalis , as he is the resident of Chalis” Dastageer added. However Akbar did not go to court and no court hearing has been scheduled for now. Asghar Zaidi, Incharge of Lok Sujag told PPF that Akbar wrote news on a gold mine against senate chairman Sadiq Sanjrani. "

Category of Incident

Case Register

ICCS Status

ICCS Divisions: 0202 -Acts against liberty

ICCS Group: 02022-Deprivation of liberty

ICCS Class: 020222-Illegal restraint

ICCS Crime: Acts against liberty

Reported By

Freedom Network

Date of incident

22

Month

November

Year

2022

Name of affected person

Akbar Notezai

Other affected persons

No other person was affected

Name of affected organization

Lok Sujag

Other affected organizations

No other organisation was affected

Action by

Brother of Senate chairman Sadiq Sanjarani

City

Quetta

Province

Balochistan

Designation

Reporter

Professional category

Journalist

Age of victim

33

Marital Status

Compensation Details

Amount of compensation announced by government: No compensation announced

Date of compensation announcement by government: No compensation announced

Date of compensation paid by government: No compensation announced

Amount of compensation announced by others: No compensation announced

Date of compensation announced by others: No compensation announced

Date compensation paid by others: No compensation announced

FIR Details

Was FIR registered ?: No

Court Details

Was case investigated ?: FIR was not registered

Court where case was presented: FIR was not registered

Name of prosecuting lawyer: FIR was not registered

Date of first court hearing:

Date of last court hearing:

Status of court case: FIR was not registered

Journalist Union Status

PFUJ

Condemned

APNS

N/A

CPNE

N/A

PBA

N/A

Media Source Status

Media reports:

Condemn Status

Colleague of victim

Condemned

Employer organization

"Ghulam Dastageer, editor of Lok Sujag told PPF that Akbar did receive the legal notice from the brother of Senate chairman Sadiq Sanjrani for covering the news on the project of the gold mine. “Notice was sent to his residential address in Chalis , as he is the resident of Chalis” Dastageer added."

Press Club Status

Press club 1: Khaliq Rind, president of Quetta press club told PPF that Notezai covered the news story for Lok Sujag and in that story he unleashed the facts of getting benefits from the massive project of copper-gold Saindak mine.

Press club 2: N/A

Press club 3: N/A