Case Update Status

Munawwar Hussain with drawed the FIR on 12 June 2021 and settled the matter with verbal communication.

Summary of Case

"On 17 Jan, 2021 Munawar Hussain, 92 News reporter, and Noman Memon, reporter of Sindh TV channel in Mehrabpur, Naushahro Feroze district in Sindh province, received injuries when a landlord attacked them.

The attack was result of news reports the two journalists filed on cock fight in the area.

The two journalists received injuries. However, they were not life-threatening. The FIR of the attack was registered and later Munawwar withdraw it.

Speaking to PPF, Mr. Munawwar Hussain told that He and His fellow Noman Memon was attacked by local Sardar Zaheer Hajana while they were covering cock fighting in the area.

They were abducted and held incommunicado for three hours. Sardar Zaheer Hajana, who gambled during his imprisonment, was tortured along with his followers. Zaheer Hajana had the support of Barrister Shiraz Rajpar who is Lawyer of Pakistan Peoples Party's leaders Faryal Talpur and Khursheed Shah as Zaheer Hajana is his front man.

They took our photos with weapons to put pressure on us.

Gambling on cockfighting takes place every week near Mehrabpur and Kari Border Village Total. "

Category of Incident

Assault

ICCS Status

ICCS Divisions: 0201- Assaults and threats

ICCS Group: 02011- Assault

ICCS Class: 020111- Serious assault

ICCS Crime: Assaults and threats

Reported By

Freedom Network

Date of incident

17

Month

January

Year

2021

Name of affected person

Munawar Hussain

Other affected persons

Noman Memon

Name of affected organization

92 News

Other affected organizations

Sindh TV

Action by

Landlord

City

Naushahro Feroze

Province

Sindh

Designation

Reporter

Professional category

Journalist

Age of victim

36 years old

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 ?: Yes

Date of FIR: 09/02/2021

FIR Details: FIR# 18/2021

Police station of FIR: Mehrabpur PS

Name of complainant: Munawwar Hussain

Name of accused in FIR: Amir Mughal, Noman Mughal, Rehman Kmboh

Court Details

Was case investigated ?: Case Closed

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

Name of prosecuting lawyer: Case not presented in any court

Date of first court hearing:

Date of last court hearing:

Status of court case: Case not presented in any court

Journalist Union Status

PFUJ

N/A

APNS

CPNE

PBA

N/A

Media Source Status

Media reports:

Condemn Status

Colleague of victim

N/A

Employer organization

N/A

Press Club Status

Press club 1: Mehrabpur press club condemned

Press club 2:

Press club 3: