Case Update Status

No FIR filed., matter resolved between both parties.

Summary of Case

On 24 May, 2021 reporter of ARY News Afzal Pervez, DSNG operator Umar, Cameraman Nadeem and driver Mujeeb was badly assaulted by employees of restaurant while the team was there to cover the violation of SOPs by hotel.

Reporter Afzal Pervez told PPF that we all were at the hotel to cover the violation of SOPs of COVID-19 because people were sitting inside the hotel and eating food. When we started making video of the violating, the hotel’s employees started beating me and my team. They badly assaulted me and broke my camera and mike. We ran from there and reached to a safe destination and called the police to take an action against it. The police reached after some time and arrested the employees of the organization. The hotel’s owner reached at Karli Police Station where they presented apology letter as well as committed to fulfill the loss like they will give us the camera and mike which was broke by the employees of the organization. FIR didn’t filed regarding the incident because we accepted the apology letter and matter was resolved between us.

On May 28, 21 Bureau Chief of ARY News Mr. Ahsan Shakeel told PPF that we strongly condemn the incident as Afzal Pervez was assaulted on the line of duty. Hotel’s employees beat the reporter very badly. The matter resolved between the both parties and FIR was not filed regarding the incident but they committed to fulfill our loss which is still not filled.

On May 26, 21 President of Karachi Press Club and Karachi Union of Journalists strongly condemn the incident.

Category of Incident

Assault

ICCS Status

ICCS Divisions: 0201- Assaults and threats

ICCS Group: 02011- Assault

ICCS Class: 020111- Serious assault

ICCS Crime: Assaults and threats

Reported By

The News

Date of incident

24

Month

May

Year

2021

Name of affected person

Afzal Parvez

Other affected persons

Umar, Nadeem, Mujeeb

Name of affected organization

ARY News

Other affected organizations

No other organization affected

Action by

Hotel's Employees

City

Karachi

Province

Sindh

Designation

Reporter

Professional category

Journalist

Age of victim

43 Years

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 ?: FIR was not registered

Court where case was presented: Case was not presented in any court

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

Date of first court hearing:

Date of last court hearing:

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

Journalist Union Status

PFUJ

N/A

APNS

CPNE

PBA

Media Source Status

Media reports:

Condemn Status

Colleague of victim

N/A

Employer organization

ARY news condemned.

Press Club Status

Press club 1: President of Karachi Press Club and Karachi Union of Journalists strongly condemn the incident.

Press club 2:

Press club 3: