Attock court orders release of anchorperson Imran Riaz Khan. Chakwal police arrest him
Channel: Mediatrack
Date: 2022-07-07

Senior journalist and Express News anchorperson Imran Riaz Khan was arrested by Chakwal police on Thursday, immediately after the Attock police released him following the court's order.

The Chakwal police personnel arrested the journalist from outside the courtroom where was presented by the Attock police.
Earlier, a senior judge of the Attock court had rejected the Chakwal police's request to hand over Imran Riaz to them. Reprimanding the Chakwal police, the judge said that they had not adhered to the usual legal procedure.

“Imran Riaz cannot be handed over to the Chakwal police,” the judge maintained. However, the journalist voluntarily offered himself for arrest outside the courtroom.
A Rawalpindi Division police spokesperson confirmed the arrest of Imran Riaz by the Chakwal police, adding that a first information report (FIR) had already been registered against him but was kept “sealed”.