LHC Issues Fresh Guidelines over Offloading Citizens

LHC issues fresh guidelines over offloading citizens

The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday issued fresh guidelines restricting the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) from offloading passengers travelling abroad without valid legal grounds, ruling that citizens possessing valid visas, tickets, and travel documents cannot be stopped merely based on vague suspicions or apprehensions. The court directed that immigration officials must record detailed and meaningful reasons before offloading any passen…

FIA cannot stop passengers without legal grounds: LHC

The Lahore High Court has declared that stopping a passenger from travelling despite having valid travel documents is illegal. The court issued the ruling during the hearing of a case related to a citizen who was prevented from boarding a flight to Nigeria. Justice Raheel Kamran heard the case and issued a detailed nine-page written judgment. The court set aside the action taken by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) against the passenger. It…

LHC issues new guidelines for FIA on offloading passengers from flights

The Lahore High Court has issued an important ruling regarding the offloading of passengers traveling abroad and has released new directives for the FIA, saying that stopping a citizen with valid travel documents from traveling on the basis of mere suspicion or unclear reasons is illegal, and that detailed written reasons must be recorded for every offloading decision. Justice Raheel Kamran of the Lahore High Court issued a 9-page written judgme…

LHC declares FIA offloading of valid travellers unlawful - HUM News English

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has ruled that offloading passengers holding valid visas, tickets and travel documents is unlawful. According to a detailed nine-page judgment issued by LHC Judge Justice Rahil Kamran, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)’s decision to stop a citizen from travelling to Nigeria was illegal. During proceedings, the court noted that the petitioner was offloaded after issuance of a boarding pass on the suspicion…