Mobile internet suspended

FOE Link or motive by PPF

Confirmed

Case Update Status

Mobile internet service restored on Oct 24, 2021.

Summary of Case

"On 22 Oct, 2021 mobile internet has been suspended in Samanabad, Iqbal Town and other areas around the sit-in location in light of the protests. The notification to this effect was issued by the Ministry of Interior.

The protestors are seeking the outfit’s chief Saad Rizvi’s release. Saad Rizvi, son of late TLP founder Khadim Hussain Rizvi, is in detention since April 12 for “maintenance of public order (MPO)”. At first he was detained for three months and then again taken into custody under the Anti-Terrorist Act on July 10. A federal review board will hear the government’s reference against him on Saturday.

Mobile internet service restored on Oct 24, 2021. "

Category of Incident

Censorship

ICCS Status

ICCS Divisions: 0803-Acts related to freedom of expression or control of expression

ICCS Group: 08039-Other acts related to freedom of expression or control of expression

ICCS Class: N/A

ICCS Crime: Acts related to freedom of expression or control of expression

Reported By

Digital Rights Monitor

Date of incident

22

Month

October

Year

2021

Name of affected person

No person affected

Other affected persons

No other person affected

Name of affected organization

No organization affected

Other affected organizations

No other organization affected

Action by

Ministry of Interior.

City

Lahore

Province

Punjab

Designation

Not applicable

Professional category

Not applicable

Age of victim

Not applicable

Marital Status

N/A

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 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

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: