Feezan Ashraf
FOE Link or motive by PPF
ConfirmedCase Update Status
No legal action has been taken in this regard.
Summary of Case
"On May 9, 2023 Two journalists were manhandled by the Rawalpindi police for making videos of the raid of a local leader of PTI leader in Faizabad following arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan’s arrest. Suno TV producer Ashraf added: “I was mentally disturbed and traumatized after this incident. We are reputable journalists and those police officials knew that we were journalists but they kept on beating us.” In a statement, Islamabad National Press Club President Anwar Raza, General Secretary Khalil Raja, Finance Secretary Nayyar Ali condemned the incident. Raza said that the approach of the police was unacceptable. The Rawalpindi Islamabad Union of Journalists (RIUJ) President Abid Abbas, General Secretary Tariq Ali, Finance Secretary Kashaan Akmal Gul and other members also strongly condemned the incident stating that the actions of the Rawalpindi police could not be tolerated under any circumstance. Both the Islamabad National Press Club and the RIUJ demanded that the inspector general of police and Rawalpindi regional police officer take action against the police officers involved in the incident. "
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
Feezan Ashraf
Other affected persons
Not other person affected
Name of affected organization
Suno TV
Other affected organizations
No other organization was affected
Action by
By the police officials in Islamabad.
City
Rawalpindi
Province
Punajb
Designation
Producer
Professional category
Journalist
Age of victim
29
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
