Chaudhry Muhammad Iqbal

FOE Link or motive by PPF

Case Update Status

FIR was not registered and accusers were not arrested.

Summary of Case

"Chaudhry Muhammad Iqbal was arrested from the session court Gujranwala on June 3, 2023 by Gujranwala police. Chaudhry Muhammad Iqbal is a photojournalist and media coordinator for Pervaiz Elahi. Iqbal was arrested from the premises of session court Gujranwala when he was covering the court trial of Pervaiz Elahi who was arrested in a case of anti-corruption. Speaking to media, Tariq Muneer Butt bureau chief of ARY News said that Gujranwala police have arrested Iqbal from the premises of Gujranwala session court during the coverage of the court trial of PTI leader Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi. “Iqbal is spokesperson and media coordinator for Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi and police have taken him to the unknown place”. Butt added. Azam Chaudhry, president of Lahore press club, told PPF that Iqbal was arrested during the coverage and strongly condemned the arrest of Iqbal. In a press release Lahore press club’s president Azam Chaudhry, senior vice president Shadab Riaz, vice president Zaheer Ahmed Babar, general secretary Abdul Majeed Sajid, joint secretary Hassan Taimoor Jakhar, finance secretary Hafiz Faiz Ahmedand other governing members strongly condemned the arrest of Iqbal and demanded immediate release of Iqbal."

Category of Incident

Arrest

ICCS Status

ICCS Divisions: "Chaudhry Muhammad Iqbal was arrested from the session court Gujranwala on June 3, 2023 by Gujranwala police. Chaudhry Muhammad Iqbal is a photojournalist and media coordinator for Pervaiz Elahi. Iqbal was arrested from the premises of session court Gujranwala when he was covering the court trial of Pervaiz Elahi who was arrested in a case of anti-corruption. Speaking to media, Tariq Muneer Butt bureau chief of ARY News said that Gujranwala police have arrested Iqbal from the premises of Gujranwala session court during the coverage of the court trial of PTI leader Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi. “Iqbal is spokesperson and media coordinator for Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi and police have taken him to the unknown place”. Butt added. Azam Chaudhry, president of Lahore press club, told PPF that Iqbal was arrested during the coverage and strongly condemned the arrest of Iqbal. In a press release Lahore press club’s president Azam Chaudhry, senior vice president Shadab Riaz, vice president Zaheer Ahmed Babar, general secretary Abdul Majeed Sajid, joint secretary Hassan Taimoor Jakhar, finance secretary Hafiz Faiz Ahmedand other governing members strongly condemned the arrest of Iqbal and demanded immediate release of Iqbal."

ICCS Group: 08039-Other acts related to freedom of expression or control of expression

ICCS Class: N/A

ICCS Crime: Acts against liberty

Reported By

The Nation

Date of incident

13

Month

June

Year

2023

Name of affected person

Chaudhry Muhammad Iqbal

Other affected persons

Not other person affected

Name of affected organization

No organisation was affected

Other affected organizations

No other organization was affected

Action by

By the Gujranwala police.

City

Gujranwala

Province

Punjab

Designation

Photojournalist

Professional category

Journalist

Age of victim

50

Marital Status

Married

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

N/A

APNS

N/A

CPNE

N/A

PBA

N/A

Condemn Status

Colleague of victim

N/A

Employer organization

"Speaking to media, Tariq Muneer Butt bureau chief of ARY News said that Gujranwala police have arrested Iqbal from the premises of Gujranwala session court during the coverage of the court trial of PTI leader Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi. “Iqbal is spokesperson and media coordinator for Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi and police have taken him to the unknown place”. Butt added."

Press Club Status

Press club 1: "Azam Chaudhry, president of Lahore press club, told PPF that Iqbal was arrested during the coverage and strongly condemned the arrest of Iqbal. In a press release Lahore press club’s president Azam Chaudhry, senior vice president Shadab Riaz, vice president Zaheer Ahmed Babar, general secretary Abdul Majeed Sajid, joint secretary Hassan Taimoor Jakhar, finance secretary Hafiz Faiz Ahmedand other governing members strongly condemned the arrest of Iqbal and demanded immediate release of Iqbal."

Press club 2: N/A

Press club 3: N/A