Attack on Karachi press club

FOE Link or motive by PPF

Confirmed

Case 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/A

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 ?: 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

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: