Case Update Status

No one arrested till date.

Summary of Case

"On March 14, Sagheer Ahmed Laar, a news correspondent for Daily Khabrain and Nawankot Press Club President, was shot dead at in premises of Nawan Kot, Khanpur. DPO Rizwan Ahmed Gondal took strict notice and directed CIA SHO in Thana Sadar to form the team and arrest the killers as soon as possible. FIR was registered in this case under section 302/34 PPC. Bilal Habib, a journalist from Rahim Yar kHan said that the situation was not clear and he would let us know once the investigation is completed. Khanpur Press Club President Arsalan Ahmed told PPF that the police are working on it, and his funeral is at 3:30 PM on 15th March. He further said that the situation would be clear after his funeral and he would share it. Junaid Nazeer, a former PPF fellow, said that Sagheer Ahmed had a shop named Al Noor General Store in the Nawan Kot area. He shared that after iftar, Ahmed was sitting at his shop when three unknown persons came and fired three bullets at him, and Ahmed died on the spot. He further shared that the situation is still not clear whether it happened because of personal matters or because of journalism. He said that he will talk with multiple persons about the case, and will let us know once he receives an update. Jalil Ahmed, resident of Mauza Tranda Madhu Khan, and brother of the deceased Sagheer Ahmed, reported that Sagheer was in his shop after evening prayers when three individuals arrived on a motorcycle. Two carried pistols, the third a Kalashnikov. They opened fire on Sagheer, killing him instantly with shots to the neck and lower body. Jalil insists Sagheer was innocent, had no known conflicts, and his only potential offense was occasionally sharing news links critical of local drug dealers. Jaleel said Sagheer received death threats from unidentified callers, instructing him to have his burial shroud (kaffun) prepared, as they purportedly intended to take his life. Sub-Inspector Malik Muhammad Aslam, the lead investigator, said that Sagheer was killed because of some personal dispute over some girl matters and the killers are still not arrested but the case is 85% solved. "

Category of Incident

Murder

ICCS Status

ICCS Divisions: 0101-Intentional Homicide.

ICCS Group:

ICCS Class:

ICCS Crime: Intentional Homicide

Reported By

PPF Safety Monitors Group

Date of incident

14

Month

March

Year

2024

Name of affected person

Sagheer Ahmed

Other affected persons

No

Name of affected organization

Daily Khabrain

Other affected organizations

No

Action by

Unknown

City

Khanpur, Rahim Yar Khan

Province

Punjab

Designation

Correspondent

Professional category

Journalist

Age of victim

N/K

Marital Status

Compensation Details

Amount of compensation announced by government: No compensation was announced

Date of compensation announcement by government: No compensation was announced

Date of compensation paid by government: No compensation was announced

Amount of compensation announced by others: No compensation was announced

Date of compensation announced by others: No compensation was announced

Date compensation paid by others: No compensation was announced

FIR Details

Was FIR registered ?: Yes

Date of FIR:

FIR Details: FIR was registered in this case under section 302/34 PPC.

Police station of FIR: Thana Sadar, Nawankot

Name of complainant: Jaleel Ahmed

Name of accused in FIR: Unidentified

Court Details

Was case investigated ?: No

Court where case was presented: Not presented in any court yet

Name of prosecuting lawyer: Not presented in any court yet

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

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