ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has placed the names of six key aides of former PM Imran Khan on a ‘stop list’ and they will not be allowed to travel abroad without permission.
Ex-PM’s former principal secretary Azam Khan, ex-special assistant on political communication Shahbaz Gill, ex-adviser on interior and accountability Shahzad Akbar, Director-General Punjab Gohar Nafees, and DG Federal Investigation Agency Punjab Zone Mohammad Rizwan’ have been added to the stop-list.
PTI’s head of social media Dr Arsalan Khalid’s name has also been added to the list and his office was also raided on Sunday in Lahore for his alleged involvement in a flurry of rumours and venomous propaganda against the institutions.
The development comes after PTI Chairman Imran Khan was removed from office through a no-confidence motion in the National Assembly (NA), making him the first premier to be ousted through the move.
The NA session was chaired by Ayaz Sadiq — a member of the panel of chairs — after speaker Asad Qasier resigned from his post.
“174 members have recorded their votes in favour of the resolution, consequently the resolution for the vote on no-confidence against Mr Imran Khan, the prime minister of Pakistan, has been passed by a majority,” Ayaz Sadiq announced after the process of voting was completed.
What is a ‘stop list’
The FIA introduced a system of ‘stop list’ in 2003 to stop unwanted people from trying to leave the country in the shortest possible time as placing someone’s name on ECL takes a long time.
