Inclusion, exclusion of names from blacklist DG FIA s prerogative: Fawad Chaudhry
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Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry. Photo: PID
The inclusion and exclusion of someone’s name on the blacklist is the prerogative of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) director-general, said Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Saturday.
In a tweet, the federal minister said the legal counsel of PML-N President Shahbaz Sharif had given no application to the FIA DG for removal of his name from the list.
The minister maintained that the record could not be changed by verbal statements.
He said that the government will file an appeal in the court of law against this decision.
LAHORE: A day after the Lahore High Court (LHC) permitted him to travel to the United Kingdom for a medical check-up, the Federal Investigation Authority (FIA) “placed” National Assembly Opposition Leader and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shahbaz Sharif on “another list”, keeping him from leaving the country, party’s central spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb said.
Sharif had petitioned the high court, saying he is a cancer survivor who now needs treatment abroad. The court on Friday evening ruled that he may travel to London between May 8 and July 3.
The verdict drew criticism from the government of Prime Minister Imran Khan, which said it will explore legal options to stop Sharif from leaving. Angered, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry described the ruling as a “joke” that he said could help Sharif “escape the law as his brother did” in 2019.
Shehbaz Sharif offloaded from Doha-bound flight
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PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif was offloaded from a flight to Doha at Lahore s Allama Iqbal International Airport early Saturday morning.
Shehbaz has returned to his house in Model Town.
The National Assembly opposition leader had booked a flight to Qatar that was scheduled to fly at 4:50am. He was granted one-time permission by the Lahore High Court to travel abroad. He told the court that he has been battling cancer and has an appointment with his doctor on May 20 in London. As the UK has imposed a travel ban on Pakistan, Shehbaz was supposed to fly to Qatar, spend 10 days there and then leave for London.
FIA committing contempt of court on Imran Khan s order: Marriyum
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Aurangzeb said her party has all the legal options to visit.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Spokesperson of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Marriyum Aurangzeb on Saturday said that Federal Investigation Agency is committing contempt of court by not allowing Shehbaz Sharif to travel abroad on Imran Khan’s order.
Talking to the media after Shehbaz Sharif was denied to fly Marriyum Aurangzeb condemned the move and said that restraining him from travelling abroad is a contempt of court, adding the claim regarding the system updating is false.
She further said that the government’s mean maneuvers does not make any difference to Shehbaz Sharif, she said. However, the PML-N will take recourse to the courts soon as the consultation process with the legal experts is underway.
FIA bars Shahbaz Sharif from leaving for Doha
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FIA staff stopped Shahbaz Sharif on immigration counter at the Allama Iqbal International Airport.
LAHORE (Dunya News) - Federal Investigation Agency on Saturday barred Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president and leader of the opposition in the National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif from leaving for Doha, Qatar, Dunya News reported.
According to sources, the FIA staff stopped Shahbaz Sharif on immigration counter at the Allama Iqbal International Airport and informed him that his name is still on black list in their record.
Shahbaz Sharif was scheduled to depart for Doha from Lahore, where he was expected to stay for two to three days. From Doha, the PML-N leader was scheduled to leave for London. Shahbaz Sharif is a cancer patient and was going to London for treatment.