Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) welcomes the return of anchorperson Imran Riaz Khan over four months after he was initially arrested, released, and then went missing. We urge a complete investigation into his disappearance and whereabouts over the past four months.<\/p>\n

On September 25, the Sialkot Police\u00a0confirmed<\/a>\u00a0the release of the media person, stating that he had been \u201csafely recovered\u201d and was with his family.\u00a0In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Riaz Khan\u2019s legal representative, Mian Ashfaq Ali,\u00a0confirmed<\/a>\u00a0the return of Riaz Khan.<\/p>\n

On May 11, Riaz Khan was\u00a0arrested<\/a>\u00a0at Sialkot Airport in the Punjab province. According to\u00a0The News<\/a>, the anchorperson was arrested for \u201callegedly inciting violence\u201d when clashes ensued between security forces and supporters of former prime minister Imran Khan.\u00a0 The report stated that the anchorperson was offloaded from a plane by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) when he was about to fly to Muscat from Sialkot. He was reportedly handed over to the police and shifted to an \u201cunknown place.\u201d<\/p>\n

In court proceedings on May 12, the Lahore High Court Chief (LHC) Justice Muhammad Ameer Bhatti was told that Riaz Khan had been released,\u00a0The Express Tribune<\/a>\u00a0reported.<\/p>\n

As per\u00a0Dawn<\/a>, a law officer had told the high court that Riaz Khan was released from jail after taking a written undertaking, but there remained no news of where he was. The report added that a First Information Report (FIR) was\u00a0registered<\/a>\u00a0by Riaz Khan\u2019s father about his kidnapping on May 16.<\/p>\n

Months later, according to\u00a0Dawn<\/a>, on September 20, the LHC had given the Punjab Inspector General (IG) Dr Usman Anwar the \u201clast opportunity\u201d to recover Riaz Khan by September 26. The anchorperson was released a day earlier, on September 25.<\/p>\n

As per\u00a0Dawn<\/a><\/i>, Sialkot District Police Officer (DPO) Hassan Iqbal shared that the police got a call that Riaz Khan was at the Civil Hospital. He was later taken from the hospital to his residence.<\/p>\n

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