More than four months after he disappeared without a trace, a journalist has turned up in Pakistan. Imran Riaz Khan is with his family, police said on the online platform X on Monday.
Prominent Pakistani journalist Imran Riaz Khan, who was missing for more than four months, has returned home, his family and police say https://t.co/XO6iMj4IrM pic.twitter.com/ilpz2oCsBd
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) September 25, 2023
The national press club in Pakistan confirmed to the German news agency that the man was doing well. It is not known where Khan has been in recent months. It is believed that he was held by the influential secret service.
Today’s photo of ImranRiazKhan, he is back after 5 months.
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— Ubaid Yousaf Khan (@UbaidyKhan) September 25, 2023
Journalists in the South Asian country are repeatedly kidnapped when they criticize powerful institutions such as the military. TV presenter Khan disappeared from his hometown of Sialkot in Punjab province in May after sharply criticizing the arrest of former prime minister and opposition leader Imran Khan, to whom he is not related despite having the same name. The politician’s party welcomed the journalist’s return on live television on Monday and spoke of a victory for the truth. (sda/dpa)
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