Case Update Status

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Summary of Case

"ABN News channel’s crime reporter Jamshaid Qadir was stopped from covering an incident on 3 April 2023 by Station House Officer Khizer Hayat in the jurisdiction of Sadiqabad Police Station in Rawalpindi, the reporter said he was doing his duty. The SHO directed his subordinates to take the reporter away from the spot refusing to go away, the SHO ordered subordinates to detain him at the police station. The reporter was allowed to go after intervention by his colleagues the reporter submitted a complaint against the SHO in New Town Police Station, Rawalpindi, but the police did not proceed with the application. Speaking with PPF, Qadir shared that his cameraman Qamar Shahzad and Qadir was manhandled by the SHO upon asking a question related to lack of security after which the complaint was submitted by the reporter in New Town police station however the departmental inquiry was started by the SSP operations Amir Niazi but the SHO was transferred to Islamabad from Rawalpindi and inquiry was left in between and we also did not pursue the application further. Malik Imran, in charge of Ausaf broadcasting news channel Rawalpindi, told PPF that the mishap created in the local market during the days of Ramzan on April 3, 2023, when our reporter Qadir and his team were manhandled and misbehaved by the SHO for asking him the question on lack of security in the local market upon which the SHO misbehaved and harassed the team."

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

3

Month

April

Year

2023

Name of affected person

Jamshaid Qadir

Other affected persons

Not other person affected

Name of affected organization

Ausaf Broadcasting Newschannel

Other affected organizations

No other organization was affected

Action by

By the Station House Officer of Sadiqabad Khizer Hayat.

City

Rawalpindi

Province

Punjab

Designation

Reporter

Professional category

Journalist

Age of victim

28

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

N/A

Employer organization

Malik Imran, in charge of Ausaf broadcasting news channel Rawalpindi, told PPF that the mishap created in the local market during the days of Ramzan on April 3, 2023, when our reporter Qadir and his team were manhandled and misbehaved by the SHO for asking him the question on lack of security in the local market upon which the SHO misbehaved and harassed the team.

Press Club Status

Press club 1: N/A

Press club 2: N/A

Press club 3: N/A