Abdul Sattar
FOE Link or motive by PPF
ConfirmedCase Update Status
FIR could not be registered.
Summary of Case
"Senior journalist Abdul Sattar received threats from unidentified people for making a vlog on blasphemous issue on May 13, 2023, in Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Sattar is currently affiliated with Tribal News Network (TNN) as a correspondent. Speaking to PPF, Abdul Sattar told PPF that he made a vlog regarding the murder of Hafiz Nigar and reported the blasphemous issue in his vlog and in the comment section of that video and people commented and abused Sattar and gave serious life threats. I tried to speak with police officials for legal assistance but instead of helping police officials advised him to delete the vlogs as he reported a blasphemous issue. I did not lodge any FIR, but I however contacted journalistic bodies to share this incident with them. Bakht Muhammad, President of Mardan Press Club told PPF that Sattar covered news on a murder of Hafiz Nigar in Mardan and Hafiz was murdered due to the blasphemous issue earlier this year and Sattar faced backlash and threatening comments on that video. Anees Ur Rehman, a local reporter of Daily Times, Mardan told PPF that Sattar shared a video for which he got threatening comments from unknown people and Sattar did not lodge any FIR. Nasir Hussain, President of Khyber Union of Journalists told PPF that he is unaware of the incident and Sattar did not tell him about any threats."
Category of Incident
Threats
ICCS Status
ICCS Divisions: 0201- Assaults and threats
ICCS Group: 02012-Threat
ICCS Class: 020121-Serious Threat
ICCS Crime: Assaults and threats
Reported By
Date of incident
13
Month
May
Year
2023
Name of affected person
Abdul Sattar
Other affected persons
Not other person affected
Name of affected organization
TNN
Other affected organizations
No other organization was affected
Action by
By unidentified people
City
Mardan
Province
KP
Designation
Reporter
Professional category
Journalist
Age of victim
40
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 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
N/A
CPNE
N/A
PBA
N/A
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: N/A
Press club 3: N/A