Draft:Imran Noshad Khan

Imran Noshad Khan (عمران نوشاد خان) is a Pakistani activist and podcaster who hails from Karachi.

Early life and education
Imran was born at his native village in Buner District after which his family migrated to Karachi for better opportunities. He attended Federal Urdu University from where he earned a Master's degree in Social Work.

Career and activism
Imran hosts The Northern Podcast on YouTube while he previously hosted Back 2 Basics podcast. He worked in various non-governmental organizations.

In 2020 he saved a beverage company driver from a violent religious mob which held him over blasphemic QR code on bottles. He was applauded by public for his act of bravery and PepsiCo also thanked him in a letter.

He also campaigns for civic issues and interfaith harmony. Supporting women and minority rights, he endorse Saveera Parkash the first Hindu women to contest elections from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for 2024 Elections from Imran's hometown Buner. He has organized Climate March in Karachi and campaigns for Climate action in Pakistan.

Controversy
Imran hosted an episode of podcast with human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari where issue of enforced disappearances in Pakistan and Pakistani military establishment's role in politics was discussed. After the episode was aired on YouTube, he was booked under sedition charges for maligning state institutions and inciting hatred in public and went missing on 29 October 2023. He was released three days later. His disappearance was condemned by activists, journalists and politicians.