Case Update Status

Wajahat Saeed Khan did not file any FIR in the court, or proceeded the case in any court or legally.

Summary of Case

"The electronic media regulator has directed the news channels to stop giving air space to the ‘proclaimed offenders’ or the absconders. The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) on Saturday issued a directive, giving 11 names of political, former military and media persons to the electronic media. Citing a decision from the Sindh High Court, PEMRA said that such people cannot enjoy certain rights such as appearing on television. The names provided by PEMRA are: Syed Akbar Hussain Shah, Sabir Shakir, Moid Peerzada, Wajahat Saeed Khan, Adil Farooq Raja, Haider Raza Mehdi, Shaheen Sehbai, Ali Nawaz Awan, Farooq Habib, Murad Saeed and Hammad Azhar. PEMRA directive has also said that under section 27 of PEMRA Ordin­a­nce 2002, “hereby prohibits media coverage of above-mentioned individuals being proclaimed offenders on electronic media and refrain from airing any news, reports, statements or tickers of these individuals”. While warning the news channels of serious penalties in case of a violation of the directive, PEMRA has also referred the matter to the Council of Complaints. "

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

Dawn

Date of incident

13

Month

August

Year

2023

Name of affected person

Wajahat Saeed Khan

Other affected persons

Shaheen Sehbai

Name of affected organization

No organisation is affected

Other affected organizations

No other organization was affected

Action by

Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA)

City

Nationwide

Province

Nationwide

Designation

Anchor

Professional category

Journalist

Age of victim

57

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 was not presented in court.

Name of prosecuting lawyer: Case was not presented in court.

Date of first court hearing:

Date of last court hearing:

Status of court case: Case was not presented in court.

Journalist Union Status

PFUJ

Not required to contact

APNS

CPNE

PBA

Media Source Status

Media reports:

Condemn Status

Colleague of victim

Not required to contact

Employer organization

Not required to contact

Press Club Status

Press club 1: Not required to contact

Press club 2:

Press club 3: