Case Update Status

Matter was resolved on verbal apology.

Summary of Case

"Sheeba Haider, correspondent of Geo News faced mistreatment by Sherina Gul a polio campaign manager in Cantonment hospital Peshawar where Haider went for news coverage with the consent of hospital staff on January 17, 2023. Haider did not take any legal action and the matter was resolved with a verbal apology and transfer of Sherina gul from the hospital. Sheeba Haider told PPF that Gul misbehaved with her in hospital premises and she broke her mobile phone to cover the polio campaign. “Sherina Gul is transferred now from the hospital and the hospital staff gave 4000 rupees to me as compensation but the behavior of the staff was not tolerable, that was not the way how she misbehaved with me I was just making the footage and they broke the cell phone and the cell phone was of my office” Haider added. Nasir Hussain, president of Khyber Union of Journalists told PPF that the matter of journalist Haider is related to journalist safety. The reporter was performing her duty with the permission of the administration to cover the news story in hospital. “We condemned this issue and due to our condemnation the polio staffer came to Peshawar press club and apologized with Sheeba and also promised to compensate the loss however the matter was resolved on verbal apology” Hussain told. Muhammad Irfan Moosazai, general secretary of Peshawar press club told PPF that Haider was manhandled for coverage of the polio campaign. “However the matter was resolved by the polio staff as they verbally apologized to the journalist” Irfan said. Rasool Dawar, senior correspondent Geo news told PPF that the matter was related to journalism however the matter is closed now as the polio staff apologized and are ready to compensate with the journalist for her loss. Shakeel Farman Ali, Incharge Geo News Peshawar told PPF that he is not aware of the incident properly."

Category of Incident

Harassment

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: N/A

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

Reported By

PPF's safety monitor's whatsapp group.

Date of incident

17

Month

January

Year

2023

Name of affected person

Sheeba Haider

Other affected persons

No other person was affected

Name of affected organization

Geo News

Other affected organizations

No other organization was affected

Action by

Polio worker Sharina Gul.

City

Peshawar

Province

KP

Designation

Reporter

Professional category

Journalist

Age of victim

32

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: 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

"Nasir Hussain, president of Khyber Union of Journalists told PPF that the matter of journalist Haider is related to journalist safety. The reporter was performing her duty with the permission of the administration to cover the news story in hospital. “We condemned this issue and due to our condemnation the polio staffer came to Peshawar press club and apologized with Sheeba and also promised to compensate the loss however the matter was resolved on verbal apology” Hussain told. "

APNS

N/A

CPNE

N/A

PBA

N/A

Media Source Status

Media reports:

Condemn Status

Colleague of victim

Rasool Dawar, senior correspondent Geo news told PPF that the matter was related to journalism however the matter is closed now as the polio staff apologized and are ready to compensate with the journalist for her loss.

Employer organization

Shakeel Farman Ali, Incharge Geo News Peshawar told PPF that he is not aware of the incident properly.

Press Club Status

Press club 1: "Muhammad Irfan Moosazai, general secretary of Peshawar press club told PPF that Haider was manhandled for coverage of the polio campaign. “However the matter was resolved by the polio staff as they verbally apologized to the journalist” Irfan said"

Press club 2: N/A

Press club 3: N/A