PESHAWAR: PTI Senator Faisal Javed was stopped at Peshawar Airport on Wednesday while attempting to board a flight to Saudi Arabia for his Umrah pilgrimage, despite having received permission from the Lahore High Court (LHC).
According to reports, Faisal Javed was scheduled to fly to Saudi Arabia for Umrah when immigration officials at the airport prevented him from boarding his flight. He was booked on a Saudi-bound flight when the authorities allegedly removed him from the plane.
In a statement to the media, Javed revealed that the Lahore High Court had granted him permission to perform Umrah and had ordered that his name be removed from the Pakistan Exit Control List (PNIL).
He claimed that despite presenting the court’s order at the airport, immigration officials, specifically from the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), refused to allow him to travel, citing a violation of the court’s ruling.
“I had a flight scheduled for 3:00 PM today, but I was not allowed to travel,” Faisal Javed stated. “I showed them the court order, but they ignored it. The FIA officials disrespected the judicial instructions.”
The PTI leader emphasized that the court had explicitly directed the removal of his name from the exit list, yet the government had not complied, preventing him from traveling abroad for his religious duties.
Javed accused the government of not implementing the court’s decision and violating his right to travel for Umrah despite judicial approval.
