Case Update Status

No legal action has been taken.

Summary of Case

"On 13 April 2023, Daily Pindi Today published a news article regarding the illegal business of a housing society in Rawalpindi. CEO Dr. Sharif and GM Marketing Sajjad Khattak threatened the regional head of Koh-e-Noor TV and Daily Pindi Today’s Chief Editor M. Iftikhar Bhatti with kidnapping and threat to life. The chief editor said that he published news about the housing society with facts. Police did not take yet action against the accused. Speaking with PPF, Bhatti said that a few months ago he published a news story in his newspaper Daily Pindi regarding the business of a housing society in Rawalpindi, after which on April 13, 2023 CEO of the illegal business of a housing society Dr. Sharif and GM Marketing Sajjad Khattak threatened the journalist for covering against him. Bhatti registered a complaint at the police station but the police did not show up and did not pursue the matter. Syed Sajjad Shah, bureau chief of Koh-e-Noor News Karachi told PFF that the matter was related to journalism and he did cover the news against the illegal Rawalpindi Development Authority and after which the CEO and general manager of marketing Sajjad Khatak seriously threatened him. Ijaz Dogar, managing director of Koh-e-Noor News told PPF that the matter of Iftikhar Ali Bhatti was directly related to journalism as the journalist was seriously threatened by the illegal building housing society’s officials due to his news stories."

Category of Incident

Threats

ICCS Status

ICCS Divisions: 0201- Assaults and threats

ICCS Group: 02012-Threat

ICCS Class: 020121-Serious Threat

ICCS Crime: Assaults and threats

Reported By

Twitter

Date of incident

13

Month

April

Year

2023

Name of affected person

Iftikhar Ali Bhatti

Other affected persons

Not other person affected

Name of affected organization

Koh-e-Noor News

Other affected organizations

No other organization was affected

Action by

By the CEO of illegal business of a housing society in Rawalpindi. Dr. Sharif and GM Marketing Sajjad Khattak

City

Rawalpindi

Province

Punjab

Designation

Bureau chief

Professional category

Journalist

Age of victim

46

Marital Status

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

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

N/A

APNS

N/A

CPNE

N/A

PBA

N/A

Media Source Status

Media reports:

Condemn Status

Colleague of victim

Syed Sajjad Shah, bureau chief of Koh-e-Noor News Karachi told PFF that the matter was related to journalism and he did cover the news against the illegal Rawalpindi Development Authority and after which the CEO and general manager of marketing Sajjad Khatak seriously threatened him.

Employer organization

Ijaz Dogar, managing director of Koh-e-Noor News told PPF that the matter of Iftikhar Ali Bhatti was directly related to journalism as the journalist was seriously threatened by the illegal building housing society’s officials due to his news stories.

Press Club Status

Press club 1: N/A

Press club 2: N/A

Press club 3: N/A