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YouTuber Aun Ali Khosa, who was reportedly kidnapped on August 15, has safely returned house, his counsel confirmed on Monday.
Last Friday, the Lahore High Court (LHC) directed the Lahore police to make sure Khosa’s restoration by August 20.
The order adopted a petition filed by Khosa’s spouse, Binish Iqbal, who claimed that her husband was within the “illegal and unlawful custody of legislation enforcement authorities.”
Iqbal had expressed grave issues for her husband’s security, fearing that he was a sufferer of enforced disappearance.
The petition highlighted that Khosa, a well known digital content material creator with 137,000 YouTube subscribers, was taken from his condo within the early hours of August 15.
According to the petition, round a dozen cops and unidentified males in plain garments forcibly entered Khosa’s residence, seizing his cellphone, laptop computer, pc system, and digital digicam.
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) had voiced alarm over Khosa’s alleged abduction, suggesting it may be linked to his work as a satirist. The HRCP had referred to as for his speedy restoration.
Shortly after midnight on Monday, Khosa’s lawyer, Khadija Siddiqi, introduced on X that Khosa had been launched and was again house.
Another of his legal professionals, Mian Ali Ashfaq, additionally confirmed Khosa’s secure return and acknowledged that he had spoken to him intimately.
“Alhamdulillah, he’s brave, secure, and decided,” Ashfaq mentioned, thanking Siddiqi for her assist and illustration.
In a separate publish, Siddiqi condemned the recurring sample of abductions, noting that over the previous two months, they’d fought quite a few lacking individuals circumstances on the LHC, together with Khosa’s case.
She described the kidnapping technique as involving masked males breaking into houses at night time, confiscating electronics, and harassing the victims earlier than returning them after court docket intervention.
Siddiqi expressed hope that these practices would finish, urging that those that have violated the legislation be prosecuted by means of the courts.
