Case Update Status

No legal action has been taken in this regard.

Summary of Case

"On May 9, 2023, Dawn News TV Peshawar Bureau Chief Ali Akber told PPF that a Dawn DSNG van and the vans for four other media channels had been targeted in the protests on May 9 following Khan’s arrest. Additionally, Dawn News TV correspondent Arif Hayat was also attacked. “The intention of the mob was to attack and target the media channels and professionals during the protest, which is a condemnable act,” Akbar said. Speaking to PPF, Hayat shared that he was informed that PTI was staging a protest in the Hashtnagri area of Peshawar, calling for the release of Khan. Hayat said that when they reached the site for coverage, they saw that DSNG vans for Aaj News and Khyber News were being pelted with stones. The DSNG vans for Dawn and Express News also came under attack. “We were equipped with all the safety measures for protection; however, the mob attacked the van with plastic and wooden rods. The backside of the DSNG was broken due to the attack. My left shoulder was also affected by the broken mirrors of the DSNG van,” he shared, adding that the driver and DSNG operator had remained safe. “We had no idea this would happen. We did not know the supporters would become this aggressive and violent,” Hayat added."

Category of Incident

Assault

ICCS Status

ICCS Divisions: 0201-Assaults and threats

ICCS Group: 02011-Assault

ICCS Class: N/A

ICCS Crime: Assaults and threats

Reported By

TNN

Date of incident

9

Month

May

Year

2023

Name of affected person

Arif Hayat

Other affected persons

Not other person affected

Name of affected organization

Dawn News

Other affected organizations

No other organization was affected

Action by

By the violent mob of workers of PTI.

City

Peshawar

Province

KP

Designation

Reporter

Professional category

Journalist

Age of victim

40

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 ?: No

Court where case was presented: Case is not in any court

Name of prosecuting lawyer: Case is not in any court

Date of first court hearing:

Date of last court hearing:

Status of court case: Case is not in any court

Journalist Union Status

PFUJ

"Khyber Union of Journalists President Nasir Hussain told PPF that various media organizations were affected by the protests on GT Road in Peshawar. In a press release, the Khyber Union of Journalists President Nasir Hussain and other office bearers strongly condemned the violence on media professionals during the Peshawar protest coverage. The Khyber Union of Journalists leadership said that PTI leadership should issue directives to party workers not to misbehave with the media; otherwise, they would blackout coverage of PTI protests and activities."

APNS

N/A

CPNE

N/A

PBA

N/A

Media Source Status

Media reports:

Condemn Status

Colleague of victim

Not required to contact

Employer organization

"On May 9, 2023, Dawn News TV Peshawar Bureau Chief Ali Akber told PPF that a Dawn DSNG van and the vans for four other media channels had been targeted in the protests on May 9 following Khan’s arrest. Additionally, Dawn News TV correspondent Arif Hayat was also attacked. “The intention of the mob was to attack and target the media channels and professionals during the protest, which is a condemnable act,” Akbar said."

Press Club Status

Press club 1: Peshawar Press Club President Arshad Aziz Malik and General Secretary Irfan Mussazi strongly condemned attacks on media teams and vehicles covering the protests. It demanded immediate action against those responsible for these attacks.

Press club 2: N/A

Press club 3: N/A