According to sources, plainclothes personnel took Ikrar-ul-Hassan from his home at around 3 a.m. Female personnel were reportedly also present, with badges bearing the name of the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA).
Television anchor Waseem Badami, who has worked with Ikrar-ul-Hassan on several programmes, confirmed in a video that he had received reports of the alleged arrest. He also said that female personnel were reportedly among those who accompanied the plainclothes officials.
Ikrar-ul-Hassan is a former private television anchor and heads the political party Pakistan Awam Raj Tehreek.
The reasons for the reported arrest remain unclear, and no details of any case against him have emerged so far.