Tv host and Awam Raj Party chief Iqrar-ul-Hassan was allegedly taken into custody from his residence in Lahore’s DHA area.  According to family members, Iqrar-ul-Hassan was allegedly detained by personnel of the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (ECCIA). However, the agency has not formally confirmed his arrest, and the reasons for his detention have not yet emerged.

His current location and legal status also remain unclear, while NCCIA officials have avoided giving an official position on the matter.Iqrar-ul-Hassan’s family said they also contacted the local NCCIA police station but received no information. His wife, Farah Iqrar, described the incident, saying, “We were asleep at night when loud noises suddenly began outside the house, with people shouting that Iqrar should come out or they would smash everything.”

She said the personnel entered the house by scaling the wall and pushed her, after which two men forcibly took Iqrar-ul-Hassan into custody. She added that the personnel also took a mobile phone and a laptop from the house and removed the entire CCTV camera system while leaving. She further said that when they tried to record the incident, their phone was also snatched.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)