Moeed Pirzada lashes out at Imran Riaz for silence on his cases

Self-exiled journalist Moeed Pirzada strongly criticised YouTuber Imran Riaz Khan for his silence on Moeed and other journalists’ alleged sufferings, saying, “People consider Imran Riaz very brave, but he didn’t even upload a single Vlog when fake cases were made against us.”

Wajahat S. Khan, who is currently in the United States, hosted a YouTube show named Gang of 4 Debate comprising Sabir Shakir, Moeed Pirzada, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Shahbaz Gill and himself. Gill pointed out that “Nobody in Pakistan spoke for us when cases were registered against us and the last time someone did it was by Pakistan Press Foundation in June 16, 2023.”

“I did more than 10 Vlogs for Imran Riaz, took Riaz’s case [when he disappeared] to then Chief Justice Umar Atta Bandial, gathered the media for him when nobody dared to speak; Imran Riaz was released before Eid because of me,” Pirzada exclaimed in a state of intense frustration.

Pirzada spoke vehemently against the “Pakistani Vloggers”, saying that he knew their reality.

In June 2023, Islamabad police filed sedition charges against two anchorpersons – Sabir Shakir and Moeed Pirzada – for their alleged involvement in May 9 violence incidents. While cases were filed against Wajahat Saeed Khan for “abetting mutiny” related to the same incident.