FIA arrests ARY News analyst Chaudhry Ghulam Hussain

JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 27 October 2022

Chaudhry Ghulam Hussain, an analyst with ARY News, has been arrested by the FIA in Lahore. The arrest is linked to a banking fraud case filed in 2011.

Summary

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.

Key Points

Chaudhry Ghulam Hussain arrested in Lahore
Linked to a banking fraud case from 2011
FIA confirmed the arrest
Hussain is 78 years old
He works as an analyst for ARY News

Relevant Topics

FIA

Chaudhry Ghulam Hussain

ARY News

Banking Fraud

Lahore

Arrest

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