[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text dp_text_size=”size-4″]Anchorperson and YouTuber Imran Riaz Khan, who had been missing for nearly five months, was declared “found” on Monday and safely reunited with his family, as confirmed by Sialkot District Police Officer Hassan Iqbal.
The timeline of Imran Riaz Khan’s case is as follows:
- Riaz was taken into police custody after the violent May 9 protests that erupted following Imran Khan’s arrest.
- On May 15, the LHC was informed about his release following a written undertaking.
- After his disappearance, an FIR was filed on May 16 by his father, Muhammad Riaz, accusing unidentified individuals of kidnapping Riaz under Section 365 of the Pakistan Penal Code.
- His father also filed a plea in the LHC for his recovery.
- On May 19, his father pleaded for mercy in a court hearing as the crackdown on protesters intensified, leading to the chief justice’s order for Riaz’s recovery by May 22.
- The LHC instructed the ministries of interior and defence to aid in Riaz’s recovery after Punjab IG Anwar reported no trace of the journalist in any police department nationwide.
- On May 26, the court directed all agencies to collaborate and locate Riaz, noting phone numbers linked to Afghanistan.
- In a June 6 hearing, Riaz’s lawyer expressed impatience while the Punjab administration claimed ongoing efforts to locate the journalist.
- On July 5, the LHC set a deadline of July 25 for police to trace Riaz.
- On September 6, Punjab IG Usman Anwar promised “good news” in the coming days.
- However, as of September 13, there was no significant update, but the IG stated that the investigation was progressing positively.
- Finally, on September 20, the court provided the Punjab IG with a “last opportunity” to recover Riaz by September 26, adjourning the proceedings until that date in the petition for his recovery.
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