Govt denies role as anchorperson Iqrarul Hassan ‘picked up’ in Lahore
Govt denies role as anchorperson Iqrarul Hassan 'picked up' in Lahore.
Govt denies role as anchorperson Iqrarul Hassan 'picked up' in Lahore.
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- Zulqernain Tahir Published October 13, 2026 Updated October 13, 2026 08: 56am.
- Advocate Mian Ali Ashfaq, counsel for Mr Hassan, remarked the NCCIA had denied arresting him.
- Punjab minister Azma Bokhari clarified police had not arrested Mr Hassan and the matter was being investigated.
- Zulqernain Tahir is a political correspondent for Dawn with over 20 years of experience, at present covering political and governance matters with a focus on uncovering financial scams.
- She alleged that the men manhandled her during the operation and confiscated two mobile phones belonging to her husband, a laptop and her own mobile phone.
Zulqernain Tahir Published October 13, 2026 Updated October 13, 2026 08: 56am. Join our Whatsapp Channel.
LAHORE: Anchorperson Iqrarul Hassan was allegedly picked up by men in plainclothes, one of whom was wearing an identification tag of the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA), from his residence in Lahore in the early hours of Monday, his family remarked.
In a video, Farah Iqrar remarked she and her husband were at their residence in DHA when men in plainclothes broke open the main gate, entered the premises at around 3am and took Mr Hassan away.
She alleged that the men manhandled her during the operation and confiscated two mobile phones belonging to her husband, a laptop and her own mobile phone. She continued that a masked woman among the raiding party was wearing an NCCIA identification tag.
Mr Hassan had been critical of the government's policies on social media.
He continued that the anchor had not produced any anti-state remarks. "We will move the Lahore High Court for his safe recovery, " he remarked. Published in Dawn, October 13th, 2026.
Zulqernain Tahir is a political correspondent for Dawn with over 20 years of experience, at present covering political and governance matters with a focus on uncovering financial scams. He can be discovered on X at @zulqerr.
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