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  "textContent": "WEB DESK: Senior journalist Khurram Iqbal who serves as a Producer at HUM News has been taken into custody in Lahore, sources said on Friday.\n\nAccording to sources, he was detained from Journalist Colony in the provincial capital. The arresting party reportedly included officials from Lahore Police, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), and personnel in plain clothes.\n\nIt was told that police and FIA officials entered the premises by scaling the main gate before taking him into custody. Iqbal was reportedly arrested from his sister’s residence, where he had been staying with his family during his holidays. The reason behind the arrest is yet to be disclosed.\n\nA conversation with the victim's brother, revealed that a group of 10 to 15 individuals, some in uniform and others in plain clothes, forcibly entered the residence: \"After unlatching the gate and knocking on the inner door, the group encountered my sister's son, but when he asked for their identity, they refused to disclose it, instead demanding his name.\"\n\nOnce he identified himself, the group proceeded into the house. Upon Iqbal's appearance, they confirmed his identity by asking, \"Are you Khurram?\" to which he replied, \"Yes, I am Khurram\".\n\nThe family noted that the group took him away immediately, not even giving him a chance to put on suitable clothes.\n\n_This is a developing story_\n\nThe post HUM News senior journalist Khurram Iqbal taken into custody in Lahore appeared first on HUM News.",
  "title": "HUM News senior journalist Khurram Iqbal taken into custody in Lahore"
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