Case Update Status

The attackers apologized with Journalist and case is closed.

Summary of Case

"On 19 June 2022, Zamin Hussain, Naya Kal newspaper reporter, received death threats from a citizen after reporting news of electricity theft in Tehsil Rojhan in Rajanpur district in South Punjab. On August 15, 2022 Journalist Zamin Hussain told PPF that along with the team of WAPDA and MEPCO Zamin went on coverage to Mirapur, Dildar in Rajan Pur. WAPDA had insights from one of the locals that some locals in Mirapur were involved in electricity theft due to which the raided the area. Zamin was doing his job and started recording snippets of the transformer. Upon knowing this some people from Mazari family attacked Zamin. After the incident, Zamin filed complaints of the attackers and after a few days Mazari family visited the press club and made an apology to Zamin Hussain and he forgave them. On August 15, 2022 Rajanpur press club president Shahzad Manzoor, told PPF that Zamin Hussain is currently working in Naya Kal newspaper as a senior reporter and family of Mazari attacked him for covering the electricity theft along with WAPDA’s presence and he informed that no other journalist was there except of Zamin."

Category of Incident

Assault

ICCS Status

ICCS Divisions: 0201- Assaults and threats

ICCS Group: 02011- Assault

ICCS Class: 020112- Minor assault

ICCS Crime: Assaults and threats

Reported By

Freedom Network

Date of incident

19

Month

June

Year

2022

Name of affected person

Zamin Hussain

Other affected persons

No other person affected

Name of affected organization

Naya Kal

Other affected organizations

No other Organization affected

Action by

Citizens of Rajanpur

City

RajanPur

Province

Punjab

Designation

Reporter

Professional category

Journalist

Age of victim

45

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 not registered

Court where case was presented: FIR not registered

Name of prosecuting lawyer: FIR not registered

Date of first court hearing:

Date of last court hearing:

Status of court case: FIR not registered

Journalist Union Status

PFUJ

Not required to contact

APNS

N/A

CPNE

N/A

PBA

N/A

Media Source Status

Media reports:

Condemn Status

Colleague of victim

Not required to contact

Employer organization

Not required to contact

Press Club Status

Press club 1: Rajanpur press club president Shahzad Manzoor, told PPF that Zamin Hussain is currently working in Naya Kal newspaper as a senior reporter and family of Mazari attacked him for covering the electricity theft along with WAPDA’s presence and he informed that no other journalist was there except of Zamin.

Press club 2: N/A

Press club 3: N/A