Sajid Baloch

FOE Link or motive by PPF

Confirmed

Case Update Status

Matter solved in meeting held in chakwal press club

Summary of Case

"On 24th Feb, 2022 chief editor of Daily Eye Chakwal Sajid Baloch received verbal threats for his news reports.

Sajid Baloch Chief, election commission member of Chakwal press club and chief editor of Daily Eye Chakwal told PPF that he published news regarding Land Mafia in his newspaper on 23 Feb 2022.

Following the news, Chaudhary Mazhar - chairman of property association of Chakwal and owner of Punjab real state gave me verbal threats “why you published such news”, Sajid told PPF.

Sajid said he didn’t point anyone in the news, it was a general news regarding land grabbers. Mazhar misunderstood the news. Meeting was held in Peshawar press club and the matter has been resolved.

President Peshawar press club, Babar Saleem told PPF that it was just a misunderstanding incident and nothing more than this we solved this matter.

Chief editor Voice of Chakwal, Abdul Ghaffar Paras told PPF that Chadhuary Mazhar chairman of the property association got confused after the news but we cleared to him in the meeting, and the matter is solved now."

Category of Incident

Threats

ICCS Status

ICCS Divisions: 0201- Assaults and threats

ICCS Group: 02012-Threat

ICCS Class: 020121- Serious Threat

ICCS Crime: Serious Threat

Reported By

Twitter

Date of incident

24

Month

February

Year

2022

Name of affected person

Sajid Baloch

Other affected persons

No other person affected

Name of affected organization

Daily Eye Chakwal

Other affected organizations

No other organization affected

Action by

Chadhuary Mazhar chairman of property association of Chakwal and owner of Punjab real state

City

Chakwal

Province

Punjab

Designation

Chief editor

Professional category

Journalist

Age of victim

45

Marital Status

Married

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 ?: No

Court where case was presented: Case not presented in any court yet

Name of prosecuting lawyer: Case not presented in any court yet

Date of first court hearing:

Date of last court hearing:

Status of court case: Case not presented in any court yet

Journalist Union Status

PFUJ

N/A

APNS

CPNE

PBA

Condemn Status

Colleague of victim

Chief editor Voice of Chakwal, Abdul Ghaffar Paras told PPF that Chadhuary Mazhar chairman of the property association got confused after the news but we cleared to him in the meeting, and the matter is solved now.

Employer organization

N/A

Press Club Status

Press club 1: "President Peshawar press club, Babar Saleem told PPF that it was just a misunderstanding incident and nothing more than this we solved this matter. "

Press club 2:

Press club 3: