Senior journalist Aftab Iqbal leaves for Dubai, his farmhouse on sale now
Senior journalist and TV anchor Aftab Iqbal quietly left the country and settled in Dubai.
According to Rahat Zulfiqar, rhe staff of his program will leave for Dubai in a couple of days.
He claimed ghat cars have been sold and his farmhouse where be was producing couple of Television shows and video content for his YouTube channel, has also out in sale.
On May 12, the chief justice of the Lahore High Court on Friday suspended the detention notification of journalist Aftab Iqbal and directed concerned authorities to effect his immediate release.
Aftab Iqbal was presented before the court. Chief Justice Bhatti questioned the legal basis for detaining the journalist.
The law officer responded that the deputy commissioner, considering the current law and order situation, had ordered his custody under Section 3MPO. The officer argued that the deputy commissioner possessed the authority to detain someone under the mentioned section.
Chief Justice Bhatti enquired about Aftab Iqbal’s health, to which he responded affirmatively.
معروف صحافی ٹی وی اینکر آفتاب اقبال خاموشی سے ملک چھوڑ کر دبئی جا بسے انکے پروگرام کا سٹاف ایک دو روز میں دبئی کے لیے روانہ ہوگا گاڑیاں فروخت کردی فارم ہاؤس فروخت کے لیے پیش کردیا گیا pic.twitter.com/ndM08GcMuZ
— Zulfiqar Rahat (@ZulfiqarrRahat) June 3, 2023
Nonetheless, suspending the detention notification, the Chief Justice ordered the release of Aftab Iqbal.
