Overview
- He posted a YouTube video on Sunday after months of silence, apologising if his past content or promotions caused harm and stressing that the message was not to justify the FIR.
- He said he will respect whatever decision the judge makes and will see the legal proceedings through to their conclusion.
- He was detained by the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency at Lahore Airport on August 17, with an FIR citing PECA provisions on electronic fraud and PPC sections including 420 and 294-B.
- The Lahore High Court granted bail and he was released on November 26, with reports differing on the surety amount, commonly Rs1 million and in at least one report Rs10 million.
- In the video he recounted difficulties during custody, addressed online rumours, and described the period since his release, which his wife had earlier said included a break from public activity.