Case Update Status

No FIR was registered.

Summary of Case

On 18 March, 2021 Minister for Water and Power Resources Faisal Vawda lost his cool with a journalist Matiullah Jan. The minister lashed out at Matiullah when the journalist asked him a question that when he gave up his American citizenship outside the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).

Vawda was surrounded by journalists after he came out of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) after hearing of the dual nationality case against him. When Matiullah Jan asked a simple question, the minister lost his cool and accused the journalist of sensationalism. “I know you need this [information] for your sensational vlogs.

Later, the minister took to Twitter and proudly shared the video, terming Matiullah Jan a ‘vulture of media’. “I will keep exposing others too,” he wrote.

Category of Incident

Threats

ICCS Status

ICCS Divisions: 0201- Assaults and threats

ICCS Group: 02012-Threat

ICCS Class: 20122-Minor Threat

ICCS Crime: Assaults and threats

Reported By

Naya Daur

Date of incident

18

Month

March

Year

2021

Name of affected person

Matiullah Jan

Other affected persons

No other person affected

Name of affected organization

No organization affected

Other affected organizations

No other organization affected

Action by

Faisal Vawda

City

Islamabad

Province

Capital Territory

Designation

Reporter

Professional category

Journalist

Age of victim

Did not investigated because SG commented in News Clippings that no need to investigate mark as Confirmed.

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: No case registered

Name of prosecuting lawyer: No case registered

Date of first court hearing:

Date of last court hearing:

Status of court case: No case registered

Journalist Union Status

PFUJ

N/A

APNS

CPNE

PBA

Media Source Status

Media reports:

Condemn Status

Colleague of victim

N/A

Employer organization

N/A

Press Club Status

Press club 1: N/A

Press club 2:

Press club 3: