Prominent tv anchor Imran Riaz Khan has allegedly been taken off-air by his employer private tv channel’s administration from his show.
Taking to twitter Imran Riaz Khan said he was informed by the channel decision when he reached the studio to record his show.
میں ایکسپریس نیوز کے آفس میں پروگرام کرنے گیا تو مجھے بتایا گیا کہ”ہم مجبور ہیں آپکو آن ایئر نہیں جانے دے سکتے“ میں نے وجہ پوچھی کہ کیا کوئی غلط چیز میرے پروگرام میں چلی ہے؟ تو مجھے بتایا گیا کہ ”نہیں آپ نے کچھ غلط نہیں کیا ہمیں افسوس ہے کہ آپکو روکنا پڑا ہے”
— Imran Khan (@ImranRiazKhan) August 15, 2022
“When I went to Express News to record my program, I was told ‘We can’t let you go on-air, we are helpless.”
Imran Riaz Khan further said he asked if he did something wrong, to that they said ‘No, you didn’t do anything wrong but our hands are forced.”
It is worth reminding that last month senior journalist and Express News anchorperson Imran Riaz Khan, the most vocal critic of the ruling coalition, was arrested by the police from Islamabad Toll Plaza disregarding the fact that a court has already granted him a pre-arrest bail.
Imran Riaz was implicated in a slew of cases which he says were motivated by his refusal to “stop speaking the truth”.
Of late, over a dozen FIRs have been registered against him on charges as serious as abatement of mutiny and criticism of the state institutions.
In a video of his arrest, which went viral on social media, over a dozen policemen of Punjab Police can be seen surrounding his car.
Reportedly, he was arrested in a case lodged at the Attock police station and was taken to the same district.
