Waleed Ahmed
FOE Link or motive by PPF
ConfirmedCase Update Status
Matter was resolved with verbal apology.
Summary of Case
"On the night of New Year, a team of Geo news was harassed by the staff of Frontier Works Organization (FWO) during the coverage of a traffic jam near toll plaza Karachi. The team went to cover the worst condition of traffic jams near the toll plaza. Legal ation was not taken by Geo. However the matter was resolved with a verbal apology. On January 10, 2023 Saeed Sarbazi, president of Karachi press club told PPF that he will update about the incident after the process of verification. Faheem Siddiqui, Bureau chief of Geo News Karachi and General secretary of Karachi union of Journalists told PPF that the team was assaulted by the staff of Frontier Works Organization and they stopped the cameraman from coverage after which upon confrontation the staff member verbally apologized with the team. "
Category of Incident
Harassment
ICCS Status
ICCS Divisions: 0803-Acts related to freedom of expression or control of expression
ICCS Group: 08039-Other acts related to freedom of expression or control of expression
ICCS Class: N/A
ICCS Crime: Acts related to freedom of expression or control of expression
Reported By
Imran Junior website
Date of incident
1
Month
January
Year
2023
Name of affected person
Waleed Ahmed
Other affected persons
No other person was affected
Name of affected organization
Geo News
Other affected organizations
No other organization was affected
Action by
Staff of Frontier works organization
City
Karachi
Province
Sindh
Designation
Reporters and cameramen
Professional category
Journalist
Age of victim
28
Marital Status
SingleCompensation 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
"Faheem Siddiqui, Bureau chief of Geo News Karachi and General secretary of Karachi union of Journalists told PPF that the team was assaulted by the staff of Frontier Works Organization and they stopped the cameraman from coverage after which upon confrontation the staff member verbally apologized with the team. "
APNS
N/A
CPNE
N/A
PBA
N/A
Media Source Status
Media reports:
https://imranjunior.com/tool-plaza-par-geo-news-ki-team-ke-sath-badsuluki/Condemn Status
Colleague of victim
Condemned
Employer organization
"Faheem Siddiqui, Bureau chief of Geo News Karachi and General secretary of Karachi union of Journalists told PPF that the team was assaulted by the staff of Frontier Works Organization and they stopped the cameraman from coverage after which upon confrontation the staff member verbally apologized with the team. "
Press Club Status
Press club 1: Saeed Sarbazi, president of Karachi press club told PPF that he will update about the incident after the process of verification.
Press club 2: N/A
Press club 3: N/A