Banaras Khan
FOE Link or motive by PPF
ConfirmedCase Update Status
No legal action has been taken in this regard.
Summary of Case
"The general secretary of Quetta press club was stopped from the coverage of PTI protest following former Prime minister Imran Khan’s arrest. Quetta Press Club General Secretary Banaras Khan told PPF that along with his colleagues he was covering a protest when the police intervened and started physically assaulting the camerapersons to stop them from filming. ""In the same situation, the police also charged at me and the other reporters with batons. I sustained a severe beating on my back and I am still experiencing pain"", Khan lamented. He added that he had all the security equipment provided by his organization, AFP, but other journalists covering the protests who were not wearing protection glasses faced irritation and redness in their eyes."
Category of Incident
Assault
ICCS Status
ICCS Divisions: 0201-Assaults and threats
ICCS Group: 02011-Assault
ICCS Class: N/A
ICCS Crime: Assaults and threats
Reported By
No media report available
Date of incident
9
Month
May
Year
2023
Name of affected person
Banaras Khan
Other affected persons
Not other person affected
Name of affected organization
AFP News.
Other affected organizations
No other organization was affected
Action by
By the violent mob of workers of PTI.
City
Quetta
Province
Balochistan
Designation
Reporter
Professional category
Journalist
Age of victim
N/A
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
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
Quetta Press Club and Balochistan Union of Journalists strongly condemned the incidents and staged a protest.
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: Quetta Press Club President Khalid Rind said that they have boycotted the coverage of the police and have also recorded a protest with the PTI leadership. The boycott will continue until the police officials officially apologize; Rind stated.
Press club 2: N/A
Press club 3: N/A