After Pays, Families of Deceased Journalists Await Insurance Claim
It has been 9 months since Tariq Mehmood’s death, the state-owned insurance company hasn’t paid the claim to the deceased family
The sufferings of the journalists in Pakistan aren’t new and there are dozens of stories that account for them.
Tariq Mahmood remained associated with TV One, Hum News, and other media outlets and died of a heart attack some nine months ago.
He had taken an insurance policy from State Life for the safe future of his children.
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But it has been 9 months since Tariq Mehmood’s death, the state-owned insurance company hasn’t paid the claim to the deceased family.
Tahir Naeem Malik, Tariq’s colleague, shared this story on his Twitter handle and demanded the State Life management to take notice of the problem.
ھمارے مرحوم صحافی دوست طارق محمود نے صحافت کے شعبہ کے حالات مدنظر رکھتے ھوئے بچوں کے مستقبل کے لئے سٹیٹ لائف کی انشورنس لی ان کی وفات کے نو ماہ بعد بھی وارثان کو انشورنس کی رقم ادا نہ ھوسکئ
کیا اسٹیٹ لائف کی انتظامیہ اس جانب توجہ فرمائے گی ۔ pic.twitter.com/Re2cPpuINq— Tahir Naeem Malik (@TahirNaeemMalik) September 7, 2021
Other members of the community also commented on the post and criticized the insurance company for delaying tactics.
Security Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has taken notice of the issue after journalist Iffat Hasan Rizvi tagged it.
Tariq Mehmood Malik being a journalist and a teacher is very respectable for all. Thankyou for raising the issue.
We will take care of it and update shortly.— SEC Pakistan (@SECPakistan) September 7, 2021
They also called for Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry to look into the matter.
The media men said that the minister had been vocal for the protection of rights of journalists when he advocates Pakistan Medica Development Authority (PMDA) bill.
Keeping the same spirit, they called for Fawad to approach the high-ups of the state-owned insurance company and take up the case.
