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ISLAMABAD—The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested TV anchor and analyst Chaudhry Ghulam Hussain in Lahore on Thursday.
Reportedly, Hussain, 78, was arrested from the Gulberg neighborhood in a banking fraud case registered in 2011. FIA confirmed his arrest.
Hussain is an analyst with ARY News.
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