ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s closefriend Zulfi Bukhari on Monday was stopped from travelling to Saudi Arabia.

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) officials told the media that theLondon-based businessman was set to fly to Saudi Arabia from Rawalpindi viaa charter flight along with the PTI chief and his wife, Bushra Maneka.

The charter flight was ready to take off from Nur Khan airbase.

“Bukhari was stopped from boarding the flight as his name is placed on theExit Control List,” the officials reported.

Earlier in the day, it was reported that Imran Khan and Bushra Maneka woulddepart for Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah. They are expected to returnbefore Eid.