Case Update Status

Notice was issued by the home department to take immediate action

Summary of Case

"On March 12, 2024, Rawalpindi Police enforced a restriction on media coverage outside Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi for the day allocated for meetings with the former Prime Minister and ex-PTI Chairman, Imran Khan. The ban was announced by Rawalpindi police, restricted journalists from gathering or covering events outside the jail premises. On March 13, 2024, speaking to PPF, RIUJ President Abid Abbasi remarked that the situation wasn't significant, with no instances of journalists being harassed or tortured reported by the police. He clarified that it was merely an order issued for security reasons Business Recorder: The Punjab government, on March 12, imposed a ban for two weeks on meeting with incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan in Adiala Jail. Sources said the Punjab Home Ministry had imposed a ban on meeting with PTI founder Khan. Jail authorities had reserved meetings with Khan following the directions from the court, they said. Following the directions of the court, Chief Minister Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandpur and other PTI leaders met with the PTI founder. PTI to move privilege motion against Adiala jail’s superintendent. After the decision of the Punjab home department, jail authorities also imposed a ban on media coverage at gate number five of Adiala Jail, they said. According to a notification issued by the Home Department Punjab, on the basis of the threat alerts shared by the different intelligence and security agencies of the country, the Internal Security Wing of the Home Department Punjab has conveyed that there exist different types of threats to the security of Adiala Jail as some anti-state terrorist groups supported by the enemies of Pakistan have planned to conduct targeted attacks thereof. As the purpose of the planned attacks is to create lawlessness and anarchy within the whole country, it is imperative that some measures are taken without delay, it says. It further says that as a security measure against the aforementioned attacks, I (IGP) have been conveyed to request you to stop the public visits/meetings/interviews within the Adiala Jail immediately for two weeks. Necessary action in the context may please be taken under intimation to this office in instant basis, it says.

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:

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

Reported By

Social media

Date of incident

12

Month

March

Year

2024

Name of affected person

N/A

Other affected persons

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Name of affected organization

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Other affected organizations

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Action by

Rawalpindi Police

City

Rawalpindi

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 ?: No

Court where case was presented: Not presented in any court

Name of prosecuting lawyer: Not presented in any court yet

Date of first court hearing:

Date of last court hearing:

Status of court case: Not presented in any court yet

Journalist Union Status

PFUJ

Not condemned

APNS

Not condemned

CPNE

Not condemned

PBA

Not condemned

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: No version was recorded

Press club 2: No version was recorded

Press club 3: No version was recorded