Case Update Status

The issued not raised on Hype- No FIR was lodged only condemnations were released.

Summary of Case

"On April 27, police entered the Dera Ghazi Khan Press Club. Bilal Habib, a former fellow of PPF, reported that the police, authority, entered the press club and forcefully interrupted the press conference of PTI leaders . Malik Siraj Ahmed, a correspondent from Dera Ghazi Khan, told PPF that police stopped the PTI representatives from the press conference and the police force was also present at a nearby chowk so that PTI workers would not do any protest. Punjab Union of Journalists President Zahid Rafiq Bhatti told PPF that this was a clear attempt to suppress the voice of PTI workers in press conferences, a move that he strongly condemned. The News Rajanpur reporter Sher Ali told PPF that the police stopped the PTI workers from the press conference as they were not allowed to enter in premises of the press club. He further shared that we asked them to go outside the press club if they had any concerns or if they had arrest warrants for the workers they could arrest them outside the press club. PUJ Senior Vice President Zaher Shehzad, Vice President Hasnain Ikhlaq, General Secretary Hasnain Tirmizi ,joint secretaries Parvez Altaf and Mudassir Khan and Finance Secretary Khawar Baig and other members have condemned the incident and urged authorities to take action . Regional Union of Journalists Pakistan (RUJ) General Secretary Abid Mughal strongly condemned the incident and said that due to some law enforcement institutions, we face embracement in whole over the world, he urged the IG Punjab and Chief Minister Punjab to take immediate action against the police personnel who entered the press club."

Category of Incident

Raid

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

PPF Safety Monitors Group

Date of incident

27

Month

April

Year

2024

Name of affected person

N/A

Other affected persons

N/A

Name of affected organization

Dera Ghazi Khan Press Club

Other affected organizations

N/A

Action by

Police

City

Dera Ghazi Khan

Province

Punjab

Designation

N/A

Professional category

N/A

Age of victim

N/A

Marital Status

Compensation Details

Amount of compensation announced by government: N/A

Date of compensation announcement by government: N/A

Date of compensation paid by government: N/A

Amount of compensation announced by others: N/A

Date of compensation announced by others: N/A

Date compensation paid by others: N/A

FIR Details

Was FIR registered ?: No

Court Details

Was case investigated ?: N/A

Court where case was presented: N/A

Name of prosecuting lawyer: N/A

Date of first court hearing:

Date of last court hearing:

Status of court case: N/A

Journalist Union Status

PFUJ

"Punjab Union of Journalists President Zahid Rafiq Bhatti told PPF that this was a clear attempt to suppress the voice of PTI workers in press conferences, a move that he strongly condemned. PUJ Senior Vice President Zaher Shehzad, Vice President Hasnain Ikhlaq, General Secretary Hasnain Tirmizi ,joint secretaries Parvez Altaf and Mudassir Khan and Finance Secretary Khawar Baig and other members have condemned the incident and urged authorities to take action . Regional Union of Journalists Pakistan (RUJ) General Secretary Abid Mughal strongly condemned the incident and said that due to some law enforcement institutions, we face embracement in whole over the world, he urged the IG Punjab and Chief Minister Punjab to take immediate action against the police personnel who entered the press club."

APNS

CPNE

PBA

Media Source Status

Media reports:

Condemn Status

Colleague of victim

No version was recorded

Employer organization

No version was recorded

Press Club Status

Press club 1: Mo version was recorded

Press club 2: Mo version was recorded

Press club 3: Mo version was recorded