Case Update Status

No legal action taken.

Summary of Case

"In a PTI rally held in Karachi on April 16, journalists were targeted. Samaa TV reporter Zamzam Saeed and his cameraperson Shahid Baloch were abused and bottles were thrown at them. Additionally, the media teams for 24 News and Geo were also targeted.

Speaking to PPF, Shahid said that PTI workers abused and misbehaved with him and Saeed. He said that they chanted slogans against politician Aleem Khan, who is the owner of Samaa TV.

“The violent supporters beat us with sticks and stones. We managed to escape. The mob attacked us because of the channel’s policies,” he said.

Condemning the incident, 24 News Director News Mian Tahir said that PTI workers had harassed his channel’s media team and chanted slogans against the network.

A team for Geo News was also targeted with chants of “traitor” being yelled at them. Geo News Bureau Chief Faheem Siddiqui strongly condemned the targeted attacks. He said that media teams were being harassed from the morning of the rally.

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Category of Incident

Assault

ICCS Status

ICCS Divisions: 0201- Assaults and threats

ICCS Group: 02011- Assault

ICCS Class: 020112- Minor assault

ICCS Crime: Assaults and threats

Reported By

Journalism Pakistan

Date of incident

16

Month

April

Year

2022

Name of affected person

Zamzam Saeed

Other affected persons

Shahid Baloch

Name of affected organization

Samaa TV

Other affected organizations

Geo News, 24 News

Action by

Suppoterts of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

City

Karachi

Province

Sindh

Designation

Reporters and camerapersons

Professional category

Journalists

Age of victim

N/A

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 FIR registered

Court where case was presented: Case was not presented in any court

Name of prosecuting lawyer: Case was not presented in any court

Date of first court hearing:

Date of last court hearing:

Status of court case: Case was not presented in any court

Journalist Union Status

PFUJ

N/A

APNS

CPNE

PBA

Media Source Status

Media reports:

Condemn Status

Colleague of victim

"Shahid said that PTI workers abused and misbehaved with him and Saeed. He said that they chanted slogans against politician Aleem Khan, who is the owner of Samaa TV. “The violent supporters beat us with sticks and stones. We managed to escape. The mob attacked us because of the channel’s policies,” he said. "

Employer organization

N/A

Press Club Status

Press club 1: Karachi press club condemned.

Press club 2:

Press club 3: