IHC Chief Justice bars FIA from harassing people

IHC Chief Justice bars FIA from harassing people

Islamabad High Court Justice Athar Minallah ordered that FIA director general (DG) to refrain from harassing anyone.

IHC further ordered the agency to remove the names of PTI leaders from the stop list immediately.

FIA had placed the names of key aides of former prime minister Imran Khan, including PM's former principal secretary Azam Khan, ex-special assistant to PM on political communication Shahbaz Gill, ex-adviser to PM on interior and accountability Shahzad Akbar, Punjab Director-General Gohar Nafees, and FIA's Punjab Zone DG Mohammad Rizwan on the ECL.

At the outset of today’s hearing, the law director informed the court that he had received a request from the FIA Islamabad zone on April 8, indicating an extraordinary situation in the country.