Attack on Karachi press club
FOE Link or motive by PPF
ConfirmedCase Update Status
Matter resolved between both parties as Jamiat e Ulema apologized.
Summary of Case
On 24 April 2021, Supporters of a Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazlur Rehman group) leader Maulana Umar Sadiq attacked employees of Karachi Press Club after they refused entry of armed guards of Umar Sadiq. The press club management reacted to the incident banning the JUI-F leaders’ entry into the club and contacted police for action against the accused.
On April 8, 2021, President of Karachi Press Club Fazil Jamali told PPF that after the incident we banned the entry of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam in Karachi Press Club and when they apologized we again opened the entry of them.
Category of Incident
Attack
ICCS Status
ICCS Divisions: 0504 -Property damage
ICCS Group: 05043-Damage of business property
ICCS Class: N/A
ICCS Crime: Property damage
Reported By
Freedom Network
Date of incident
24
Month
April
Year
2021
Name of affected person
Staff Of KPC
Other affected persons
No other person affected
Name of affected organization
Karachi Press Club
Other affected organizations
No other organization affected
Action by
Supporters of a Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam
City
Karachi
Province
Sindh
Designation
N/A
Professional category
N/A
Age of victim
Not Applicable as the press club's office was attacked.
Marital Status
N/ACompensation 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 FIR was registered
Court where case was presented: Case not presented in court
Name of prosecuting lawyer: Case not presented in court
Date of first court hearing:
Date of last court hearing:
Status of court case: Case not presented in court
Journalist Union Status
PFUJ
N/A
APNS
CPNE
PBA
Media Source Status
Media reports:
http://www.fnpk.org/21-cases-of-murder-legal-cases-harassment-verbal-threats-against-journalists-during-april-2021/Condemn Status
Colleague of victim
Not Applicable as the press club's office was attacked.
Employer organization
Not Applicable as the press club's office was attacked.
Press Club Status
Press club 1: On April 8, 2021, President of Karachi Press Club Fazil Jamali told PPF that after the incident we banned the entry of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam in Karachi Press Club and when they apologized we again opened the entry of them.
Press club 2:
Press club 3: