Aftab Jahan & Rizwan Ali
FOE Link or motive by PPF
ConfirmedCase Update Status
No FIR registered till date, No action taken.
Summary of Case
"On Feb 4, 2022, GTV team including female journalist Aftab Jahan and cameraperson Rizwan Ali was harassed outside the Federal Government Poly Clinic Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan.
On Feb 4, 2022 Aftab Jahan told PPF that she and her cameraperson Rizwan was recording the situation of Covid cases and SOPs violation outside the Poly clinic hospital when 8 to 10 persons came there and misbehaved with her, they also use abusive language and broke the camera.
The attackers were continuously using abusive language and threatened team GTv to stop coverage, Aftab added.
Aftab Jahan shared with PPF that some persons were trafficking medical equipment from the hospital in a vehicle, which may be illegal as in the near past they covered the illegal trafficking of medicines and other medical equipment from the same hospital.
FIR of the incident is not yet registered.
""We also faced the same harassment by the hospital staff previously when we were trying to cover the SOPs violation inside the hospital"", Aftab added.
On Feb 4, 2022 Mateen Haider, bureau chief of GTV strongly condemned the attack on team GTV and demanded immediate action from the authorities. This is an attack on freedom of the press, the team was on their routine duty and were reporting from outside of the hospital, they did not interfere in the hospital's work.
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on National Health Services Dr. Faisal Sultan and National Command Operation Center (NCOC) should take notice of the matter, Mateen added.
""We have submitted applications in all relevant departments, We will register FIR according to the recently passed Journalist Protection Act"", Mateen told PPF.
On Feb 4, 2022 Rizwan Ali, the cameraperson of GTV told PPF that the hospital's administration used abusive language with him and Aftab Jahan, they also broke the camera of GTV.
Islamabad Press Club, Rawalpindi Union of Journalists (RIUJ), and Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) strongly condemn the harassment of team GTV and staged protest outside National Press Club on Feb 4, 2022 . "
Category of Incident
Harassment
ICCS Status
ICCS Divisions: "0208 - Acts intended to induce fear or emotional distress"
ICCS Group: "02081 - Harassment "
ICCS Class: N/A
ICCS Crime: "Acts intended to induce fear or emotional distress "
Reported By
Date of incident
4
Month
February
Year
2022
Name of affected person
Aftab Jahan
Other affected persons
Rizwan Ali
Name of affected organization
GTV
Other affected organizations
No other organization affected
Action by
Administration of Polyclinic hospital
City
Islamabad
Province
Capital Territory
Designation
Reporter/ Cameraman
Professional category
Journalist
Age of victim
Aftab's age: 25, Rizwan's age: 31
Marital Status
MarriedCompensation 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 not presented in any court yet
Name of prosecuting lawyer: Case not presented in any court yet
Date of first court hearing:
Date of last court hearing:
Status of court case: Case not presented in any court yet
Journalist Union Status
PFUJ
Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) strongly condemn
APNS
CPNE
PBA
Condemn Status
Colleague of victim
Rizwan Ali, the cameraperson of GTV told PPF that the hospital's administration used abusive language with him and Aftab Jahan, they also broke the camera of GTV.
Employer organization
"Mateen Haider, bureau chief of GTV strongly condemned the attack on team GTV and demanded immediate action from the authorities. This is an attack on freedom of the press, the team was on their routine duty and were reporting from outside of the hospital, they did not interfere in the hospital's work. Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on National Health Services Dr. Faisal Sultan and National Command Operation Center (NCOC) should take notice of the matter, Mateen added. ""We have submitted applications in all relevant departments, We will register FIR according to the recently passed Journalist Protection Act"", Mateen told PPF. "
Press Club Status
Press club 1: "Islamabad Press Club and Rawalpindi Union of Journalists (RIUJ strongly condemn the harassment of team GTV and staged protest outside National Press Club on Feb 4, 2022 . "
Press club 2:
Press club 3: