Lahore: The Chief Justice of Lahore High Court remarked that if anything happens to Imran Riaz, I will take action against all of them.
A hearing was held on the petition filed for the recovery of journalist Imran Riaz. In the court, IG Punjab asked for more time for the recovery of Imran Riaz, on which the court accepted the request of IG Punjab.
During the hearing, the Chief Justice inquired from the IG Punjab whether Imran Riaz had been recovered, DC Sialkot and the SHO who arrested Imran Riaz had come. The public prosecutor said that all the officers are present in the court.
IG Punjab said that there has been no success yet to recover Imran Riaz.
The Chief Justice remarked that if you are not performing, there will be a hearing against you. IG Punjab said that he contacted the police across the country, but they do not have Imran Riaz, while he contacted the relevant agencies and held a meeting.
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The IG Punjab said that the court should also ask the Home Secretary and the Defense Secretary for an answer in this regard and they should also assist because no agency comes under me. Imran Riaz’s house was not raided before his arrest.
The Punjab Police presented the report in the court while the petitioner’s lawyer presented the CCTV video of the police raid.
The Chief Justice remarked that right now my main focus is to recover Imran Riaz, I am praying for the life of Imran Riaz and may Allah keep him safe. Allah forbid, if anything happens to Imran Riaz, I will take action against all of them, all the records have come to me and it is clear that if anything happens to Imran Riaz, all these officers will be responsible.
It should be noted that in the previous hearing, the Lahore High Court had given the IG Punjab time till Monday, May 22 to recover Imran Riaz.
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