LHC rules FIA cannot stop travel on vague suspicions

• Observes right to travel abroad protected under Constitution • Justice Kamran notes immigration powers must be exercised fairly and transparently LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has declared unlawful the off-loading of a passenger from a Nigeria-bound flight at Sialkot International Airport, ruling that immigration authorities cannot curtail a citizen’s right to travel abroad on the basis of vague suspicions or unsubstantiated reasons. Justice Raheel Kamran passed the judgement on a pet...

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