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| Ex-Prime Minister of Pakistan ] strongly protested the "arbitrary arrest" and called on the public as well as the media to "unite and stand up against this fascism."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://arynews.tv/end-of-democracy-imran-khan-asks-people-to-protest-riazs-arrest/|title=Imran Khan asks people to protest against Imran Riaz’s arrest|first=Web|last=Desk|date=6 July 2022|website=ARY NEWS}}</ref> Former official ] stated ] workers will stage protests at press clubs throughout the country for what he said is an "attempt to suppress freedom of expression".<ref name="Asgar-07-05-22" /><ref name="APNews" /><ref name="ExpressTribuneCorrespondent" /> Journalists{{who|date=July 2022}} and activists{{who|date=July 2022}} have also made such statements on similar ideological grounds concerning free speech.{{cn|date=July 2022}} | Ex-Prime Minister of Pakistan ] strongly protested the "arbitrary arrest" and called on the public as well as the media to "unite and stand up against this fascism."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://arynews.tv/end-of-democracy-imran-khan-asks-people-to-protest-riazs-arrest/|title=Imran Khan asks people to protest against Imran Riaz’s arrest|first=Web|last=Desk|date=6 July 2022|website=ARY NEWS}}</ref> Former official ] stated ] workers will stage protests at press clubs throughout the country for what he said is an "attempt to suppress freedom of expression".<ref name="Asgar-07-05-22" /><ref name="APNews" /><ref name="ExpressTribuneCorrespondent" /> Journalists{{who|date=July 2022}} and activists{{who|date=July 2022}} have also made such statements on similar ideological grounds concerning free speech.{{cn|date=July 2022}} | ||
| Currently he is facing more than 20 FIRs in different cities of Punjab. All these FIRs include the same content as these were created in the same office. Although he was granted Pre arrest bail from court but still he is facing arrests on every case. Once he is released from the court in one case next city police is always outside the court to arrest him. This is the worst of the fascism's forms that Imran Khan PTI supporters and those who speak against regime change foreign conspiracy are facing these days. He got a huge response and on social media and in the form public protests. | |||
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Pakistani anchor and journalist
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| Imran Riaz Khan عمران ریاض خان | ||||||||||
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| Nationality | Pakistani | |||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, YouTuber, crime reporter | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2020–present | |||||||||
| Genre | News | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 3.16 million (7 July 2022) | |||||||||
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Imran Riaz Khan (Punjabi, Urdu: عمران ریاض خان) is a Pakistani journalist and YouTuber. He is known to be critical of the current government of Pakistan, led by Shehbaz Sharif. As a current affairs host he has worked with the television channels Express News, GNN and Samaa TV.
Journalism career
He started his career as a news anchor and journalist on the Express News channel. He started his YouTube channel in 2020 with the name "Imran Khan", which by April 2022 had more than 2.7 million subscribers.
Arrest
While entering Islamabad Toll Plaza on July 5, 2022, Riaz, who has said he was driving "to the federal capital to get bail from the Islamabad High Court," was arrested when Punjab Police surrounded his car before he could pass out of Punjab and their jurisdiction, aware of court orders by the Islamabad and Lahore High Courts, and issuances of protective pre-arrest bail grants intended to avoid an arrest of the journalist. Riaz later uploaded a video on YouTube that if he is not released, he will release the names of everyone who is behind the alleged regime change operation in which foreign influence provoked a constitutional crisis, ultimately ending with the PTI government of Imran Khan being ousted, when the former Prime Minister was removed from office in what he calls an "American conspiracy" against the sovereignty of Pakistan.
A day before his arrest, Riaz was critical of the Shehbaz Sharif led government and uploaded a video to YouTube, in which The Dawn news outlet describes that he had "directly addressed Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa and alleged that he was threatened after asking questions from military sources about the country's current political and economic situation." Riaz also indicated that his family is the target of threats.
Ex-Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan strongly protested the "arbitrary arrest" and called on the public as well as the media to "unite and stand up against this fascism." Former official Asad Umar stated PTI party workers will stage protests at press clubs throughout the country for what he said is an "attempt to suppress freedom of expression". Journalists and activists have also made such statements on similar ideological grounds concerning free speech.
Currently he is facing more than 20 FIRs in different cities of Punjab. All these FIRs include the same content as these were created in the same office. Although he was granted Pre arrest bail from court but still he is facing arrests on every case. Once he is released from the court in one case next city police is always outside the court to arrest him. This is the worst of the fascism's forms that Imran Khan PTI supporters and those who speak against regime change foreign conspiracy are facing these days. He got a huge response and on social media and in the form public protests.
References
- "About Imran Khan". YouTube.
- "Imran Khan - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "ExpressNews anchor booked for sedition on gutka seller's complaint". The Express Tribune. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- Gutelle, Sam (22 April 2022). "YouTube and TikTok are changing the political landscape in Pakistan and Afghanistan". Tubefilter.
- ^ Asghar, Imran (6 July 2022). "Senior journalist Imran Riaz Khan arrested from Islamabad Toll Plaza". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- "Anchorperson arrested in Attock". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ "Pakistan police arrest TV journalist on outskirts of capital". The Associated Press. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- "ISPR, other state institutions endorsed NSC's decision, says Qasim Suri". The International News. 9 April 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- Goldbaum, Christina; Masood, Salman (2 April 2022). "Claiming No-Confidence Vote Is Compromised, Imran Khan Says He Won't Accept Result". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ Journalist Imran Riaz Khan's talk with COAS Bajwa | Who Threatening his Family?, retrieved 6 July 2022
- Bilal, Rana (5 July 2022). "Journalist Imran Riaz Khan arrested near Islamabad". The Dawn. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- Desk, Web (6 July 2022). "Imran Khan asks people to protest against Imran Riaz's arrest". ARY NEWS.
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