LHC grants bail to journalist Imran Riaz, orders release
In the video Imran Riaz can be heard saying that he was coming to the federal capital to get bail from the Islamabad High Court. SCREENGRAB
The Lahore High Court (LHC) has granted bail to senior journalist Imran Riaz Khan and ordered his release, Express News reported on Saturday.
Riaz, the most vocal critic of the ruling coalition, was arrested from Islamabad Toll Plaza late on Tuesday disregarding the fact that a court had already granted him a pre-arrest bail.
LHC Justice Ali Baqir Najafi heard the petition seeking quashment of cases against Riaz and directed him to appear before the magistrate on the next working day.
The judge also remarked that the petitioner’s counsel had assured the court that he would refrain from making any statement that would make the matters worse.
Riaz assured the judge that he would not make any controversial statement. Advocate General Punjab Shehzad Shaukat requested the court to grant him bail in a case registered by Chakwal police.
After hearing the arguments, the court adjourned the hearing of the case till July 19 and granted bail to the journalist.
Riaz, Express News anchor, has been implicated in a slew of cases which he says were motivated by his refusal to “stop speaking the truth”.