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IHC Disposes Of Plea Against Arrest Of Journalist Imran Riaz Khan

By Imdad

July 07, 2022

IHC Dismissed A Petition Filed By Journalist Imran Riaz Khan: On Wednesday, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) dismissed a petition filed by journalist Imran Riaz Khan challenging his arrest, concluding that the matter was outside of its purview, and directing the petitioner to the Lahore High Court (LHC). On the outskirts of Islamabad on Tuesday night, Khan was detained by the Attock police as he was en route to the federal capital to obtain pre-arrest bail from the IHC in a treason case that had been filed against him. Journalist Was Apprehended By An Attock Police: According to sources within the police, the journalist was apprehended by an Attock police contingent and taken to the Attock City Police Station with the help of a squad from the Elite Force.

Later, the journalist posted a video of himself being detained, in which he can be seen sitting in his car with police officers surrounding him. He said defiantly as he got out of the car to surrender, “You have stolen my [bulletproof] car and guns, registered 20 FIRs against me, and now you want to arrest me as well, go ahead and arrest me.” Khan’s Legal Team Petitioned The IHC For Contempt: As soon as the incident was revealed, Khan’s legal team petitioned the IHC for contempt, naming the Punjab and Islamabad police commanders as respondents. In a late-night move, Justice Athar Minallah had summoned the chief commissioner and chief police officer of Islamabad and ordered them to appear before the high court. Khan’s attorney said at the hearing today that his client was taken into custody from the Islamabad Toll Plaza. “The police gave us a report in the LHC that sta