Imran Khan, the leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) and a former Pakistani prime minister, has been placed to the no-fly list, Pakistan Media said on Thursday, citing sources.
“IK (Imran Khan) added in No Fly List,” The Pakistan Daily tweeted, citing sources. The Pakistan Daily is a digital news source in Pakistan that focuses on covering the country’s political developments.
Imran Khan has not yet been officially confirmed to have been added to the no-fly list, though.
This occurs a day after Pakistan’s defence minister, Khawaja Asif, stated that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) may face a ban due to the events on May 9 (as reported by Dawn). This occurs a day after Pakistan’s defence minister, Khawaja Asif, stated that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) may face a ban due to the events on May 9 (as reported by Dawn).
Khawaja Asif stated, “A decision has not yet been made, but a review is unquestionably underway,” when speaking to media representatives in Islamabad. According to Dawn, he described the May 9 damage to military facilities around Pakistan as “coordinated attacks” organized by PTI leader Imran Khan.
Earlier, Dawn reported that the police department had forwarded the names of 245 PTI activists to the federal government for inclusion in the Provisional National Identification List (PNIL), including three former members of the provincial legislature, in order to stop them from leaving the country.
The Rawalpindi district police provided 319 names on their wanted list and forwarded the names of 245 PTI activists who are in the custody of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), according to a report published on Thursday by Dawn, which attributed the information to sources. The remaining 74 people have not yet been taken into custody.
One of Pakistan’s major media outlets, Dawn, covers both domestic and international news stories pertaining to Pakistan.
According to the PNIL, anyone on the police wanted list are prohibited from leaving the nation for 30 days, according to Dawn, who quoted a senior police official.
The police finalised the identities of 245 people held during and after the May 9 violence after assessing the cases of those who had been arrested. The FIA was then given these identities in order to prevent their passage by air, land, or sea.
Rashid Hafeez, a former PTI MPA and the nephew of Sheikh Rasheed, Fayyazul Hassan Chohan, who was previously detained and later freed, and Umar Tanveer Butt are among those who are still wanted by the police but have not yet been apprehended, according to Dawn.