Known YouTuber and television anchor, Imran Riaz Khan: who had been missing for more than four months on Monday “returned and is now safe at home”, his lawyer Mian Ali Ashfaq and Punjab Inspector General Dr Usman Anwar confirmed.
In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Sialkot District Police claimed that journalist and anchor Imran Riaz Khan had been safely recovered and he was now with his family.
Meanwhile, the family of Imran Riaz has also confirmed his recovery.
On September 20, the LHC had given the Punjab police chief a “last opportunity” to recover Riaz by September 26 (tomorrow). During the hearing, LHC Chief Justice Muhammad Ameer Bhatti had stated that his patience was “running out”.
A known YouTuber and television anchor, Imran Riaz Khan was arrested on May 11, – two days after violent protests erupted across the country following ‘whisking away’ of PTI Chairman Imran Khan from Islamabad High Court’s premises on May 9.
He was last known to be taken to Cantt police station after his arrest and later to the Sialkot prison. On May 15, a law officer told the Lahore High Court (LHC) that the anchorperson was released from jail after taking an undertaking in writing.
Separately, his lawyer Ashfaq, said in a post on X, “By God’s special blessing, grace, and mercy, I have brought back my prince.
“It took a lot of time due to the mountain of difficulties, the last limit of understanding of the matter, a weak judiciary, and the current ineffective public constitution and legal helplessness,” he said.
