Saifullah Khan
FOE Link or motive by PPF
ConfirmedCase Update Status
No legal action has been taken.
Summary of Case
"On November 23, 2022 Saifullah Khan, a freelance investigative journalist was threatened by members of National Assembly of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) - Deedar Khan and Abdul Ghaffar Shah – for questioning regarding the mysterious fire at Tehsil Management Administration’s office during a press conference in Kohistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Saifullah told PPF that he was working on an investigative story regarding the Tehsil Management Administration’s office, which was mysteriously burnt. He said that according to the media report it was a short circuit but he wants to dig for the truth. “During a presser, I questioned: “How the office of the Tehsil Management Administration burn?”. Instead of responding to the question, the official felt that it was a personal attack and threatened me for consequences”, Khan added. Nasir Hussain, president of Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) condemned the incident in coversation with PPF. "
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
23
Month
November
Year
2022
Name of affected person
Saifullah Khan
Other affected persons
No other person was affected
Name of affected organization
Freelancer
Other affected organizations
No other organisation was affected
Action by
MPA Deedar Khan and MPA Abdul Ghaffar Shah.
City
Kohistan
Province
KP
Designation
Freelancer/Youtuber
Professional category
Journalist
Age of victim
35
Marital Status
MarriedCompensation 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: FIR was not registered
Name of prosecuting lawyer: FIR was not registered
Date of first court hearing:
Date of last court hearing:
Status of court case: FIR was not registered
Journalist Union Status
PFUJ
Condemned
APNS
N/A
CPNE
N/A
PBA
N/A
Condemn Status
Colleague of victim
Condemned
Employer organization
Not applicable as journalist works as a freelancer
Press Club Status
Press club 1: Condemned
Press club 2: N/A
Press club 3: N/A
