Case Update Status

No legal action has been taken by the team of Geo or the journalist.

Summary of Case

"On November 19 and 20, 2022 the team of Geo News in Peshawar started a special transmission related to the hike in crimes in Peshawar and on performance of Peshawar police named “Jeenay do Peshawar”. In this transmission different crime reporters and bureau chief of Geo News took part and interviewed CCPO Peshawar Muhammad Ejaz and other police officials. After the transmission IG police Mauzam Jah Ansari removed Rasool Dawar, a crime reporter of Geo News from the Whatsapp group in which all the police officials and team of Geo news were added before and threatened Rasool Dawar and his team for airing news package in against of Police. Rasool Dawar did not register any FIR. On November 22, 2022 Rasool Dawar told PPF that CCPO Peshawar Muhnad Ejaz got offend after the news package shared by Geo news on Whats app group of Peshawar police and Geo News team and removed him from the group and threatened him on call for making that news package. “Also CCPO ordered all the police stations to ban all the journalist’s in police stations” Dawar added. On November 23, 2022 Peshawar press club’s president Shahzada Fahad told PPF that the matter is resolved between police and Geo news team. In the official meeting with IG Peshawar Mauzam Jah Ansari, he ordered to CCPO Peshawar to lift the ban on Journalists in all the police stations. On November 23, 2022 President of Khyber Union of Journalist Nasir Hussain told PPF that he was also a part of the meeting in which IG Peshawar satisfied the journalists and the Journalist community that journalists would not be harassed in Peshawar. On November 23, 2022 Bureau chief Geo News Shakeel Farman Ali told PPF that the matter is resolved now after the meeting held with Rasool Dawar, Peshawar press club’s president and IG Peshawar Mauzam Jah Ansari. In the meeting IG assure Press club and Geo News team that he is embarrassed for the inconvenience that happened and he also makes sure that the journalists are safe and there will be no restriction in police stations."

Category of Incident

Threats

ICCS Status

ICCS Divisions: 0201- Assaults and threats

ICCS Group: 02012-Threat

ICCS Class: 020121-Serious Threat

ICCS Crime: Assaults and threats

Reported By

PPF safety monitors

Date of incident

19

Month

November

Year

2022

Name of affected person

Rasool Dawar

Other affected persons

No other person was affected

Name of affected organization

Geo News

Other affected organizations

No other organisation was affected

Action by

CCPO Peshawar.

City

Peshawar

Province

KP

Designation

Reporter

Professional category

Journalist

Age of victim

40

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 ?: FIR was not registered

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

President of Khyber Union of Journalist Nasir Hussain told PPF that he was also a part of the meeting in which IG Peshawar satisfied the journalists and the Journalist community that journalists would not be harassed in Peshawar.

APNS

N/A

CPNE

N/A

PBA

N/A

Media Source Status

Media reports:

Condemn Status

Colleague of victim

Condemned

Employer organization

"Bureau chief Geo News Shakeel Farman Ali told PPF that the matter is resolved now after the meeting held with Rasool Dawar, Peshawar press club’s president and IG Peshawar Mauzam Jah Ansari. In the meeting IG assure Press club and Geo News team that he is embarrassed for the inconvenience that happened and he also makes sure that the journalists are safe and there will be no restriction in police stations."

Press Club Status

Press club 1: Condemned

Press club 2: N/A

Press club 3: