Arqum Sheikh
FOE Link or motive by PPF
ConfirmedCase Update Status
Arqum is still missing and he did not return yet.
Summary of Case
"On May 11, a YouTuber, Arqum Sheikh, was kidnapped outside his residence in Lahore. Speaking to PPF, Sheikh’s colleague Khubaib Farooq said the media person was being held captive, and his current location is unknown. Sheikh had last reported on the events of May 9, after which he went missing on May 11. The Lahore Press Club and Punjab Union of Journalists are unaware of his case. In another case, YouTuber and social media activist Anum Sheikh was arrested on May 19 and shifted to Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi."
Category of Incident
Kidnapping
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
Date of incident
11
Month
May
Year
2023
Name of affected person
Arqum Sheikh
Other affected persons
Not other person affected
Name of affected organization
No organisation was affected
Other affected organizations
No other organization was affected
Action by
By the unidentified people
City
Lahore
Province
Punajb
Designation
Youtuber
Professional category
Journalist
Age of victim
25
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 ?: No
Court where case was presented: Case is not in any court
Name of prosecuting lawyer: Case is not in any court
Date of first court hearing:
Date of last court hearing:
Status of court case: Case is not in any 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