A controversial Pakistani anchor and YouTuber Imran Riaz Khan, 47, who went lacking 4 months in the past following the Could 9 anti-government protest, has returned residence safely, police stated on Monday.
The journalist was detained two days after the Could 9 protests in Pakistan following Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan’s arrest. Khan was an ardent supporter of the previous prime minister and extremely vital of the institution after the previous premier was ousted from workplace in April final 12 months.
“Journalist/anchor Mr Imran Riaz Khan has been safely recovered. He is now with his family,” the Sialkot police stated in a put up on ‘X’.
He was final identified to be taken to the Lahore Cantonment police station after his arrest and later to the Sialkot jail in Punjab province.
On Could 15, a legislation officer instructed the Lahore Excessive Court docket (LHC) that the anchor was launched from jail after taking an endeavor in writing.
Nonetheless, on Monday Punjab province’s Sialkot police stated that Khan has returned residence safely with out divulging any additional info
Khan’s lawyer Mian Ali Ashfaq additionally confirmed the event and stated: “By God’s special blessing, grace, and mercy, I have brought back my prince.”
“It took a lot of time due to the pile of difficulties, the last limit of understanding of the matter, a weak judiciary, and the current ineffective public constitution and legal helplessness,” he stated.
The Lahore Excessive Court docket was listening to the case of his alleged abduction and on September 20 had given the Punjab Police a final likelihood to get better the anchor. It was not clear the place he had been stored throughout that interval.
With inputs from companies.