Neo News channel reporter Sheraz Ahmed Sherazi and cameraman Javed Aslam attended the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-organized Thanksgiving Day coverage in Islamabad.

FOE Link or motive by PPF

Confirmed

Case Update Status

FIR was not registered

Summary of Case

On August 19, 2022 In charge Rawalpindi press club Shakeela Jaleel told PPF that this incident happened in Islamabad and not ony on this event however so many times PTI did violence with the journalists. On August 23, 2022 Journalist Shiraz told PPF that on July 27, 2022 that he attended an event called "Thanksgiving day" organized by PTI workers and during the event when the team of Neo News reached the F-9 Park PTI workers stopped them and they did violence not only on them on women journalists as well after the incident no FIR was registered in their against no police complaint was lodged. On August 23, 2022 cameraman Neo News Javed Aslam told PPF that they were covering routine's news and they went to F-9 park when PTI workers did violence on them and on other journalists as well and this is becoming normal now in Islamabad that PTI workers only allowed selective Journalists in their sessions. On August 23, 2022 Bureau chief Neo News Ali Sher told PPF that this was the routine's coverage when the reporter Shiraz and his camera man was covering and in between PTI's workers did violence on them.

Category of Incident

Assault

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: 020112- Minor assault

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

Reported By

Freedom Network

Date of incident

27

Month

July

Year

2022

Name of affected person

Sheraz Ahmed Shirazi and

Other affected persons

No other person was affected

Name of affected organization

Neo News

Other affected organizations

No other Organization affected

Action by

PTI Workers

City

Islamabad

Province

Capital Territory

Designation

Reporter

Professional category

Journalist

Age of victim

34

Marital Status

Married

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 ?: FIR not registered

Court where case was presented: FIR not registered

Name of prosecuting lawyer: FIR not registered

Date of first court hearing:

Date of last court hearing:

Status of court case: FIR not registered

Journalist Union Status

PFUJ

Not required to contact

APNS

N/A

CPNE

N/A

PBA

N/A

Condemn Status

Colleague of victim

Not required to contact

Employer organization

Ali Sher told PPF that this was the routine's coverage when the reporter Shiraz and his camera man was covering and in between PTI's workers did violence on them.

Press Club Status

Press club 1: On August 19, 2022 In charge Rawalpindi press club Shakeela Jaleel told PPF that this incident happened in Islamabad and not ony on this event however so many times PTI did violence with the journalists

Press club 2: N/A

Press club 3: N/A