LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s former principal secretaryDr Tauqir Shah, who was appointed Pakistan’s Ambassador to World TradeOrganisation (WTO) has been barred by Supreme Court from travelling abroad.

Once considered as the most powerful Man in Punjab was allegedly involvedin the Model Town massacre.

Hearing a suo motu case of the WTO’s appointment of Tauqir Shah asambassador, Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar remarked that theformer secretary cannot travel abroad without the court’s permission.

Refusing to read a performance report of the ambassador, the Chief Justicequestioned how Tauqir Shah was appointed to WTO while his name wasmentioned in the Model Town tragedy.

Justice Saqib Nisar had taken suo motu notice of Tauqir Shah’s appointmentto WTO last Saturday, April 21 and summoned the former secretary before theapex court.