LHC bars FIA from taking disciplinary action against Khadija Shah

Lahore: The Lahore High Court (LHC) Tuesday restrained the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) from taking any disciplinary action against the arrested Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) woman leader and fashion designer Khadija Shah.

The FIA has started a money laundering investigation against Khadija Shah, which was challenged by the fashion designer in the High Court yesterday.

Khadija Shah filed a petition in the LHC through her lawyer Samir Khosa Advocate, in which FIA and others were made parties.

It was argued in the petition that Khadija Shah is arrested in different cases, after getting bail, she has been arrested in new case after another.

The petition stated that FIA had started the money laundering inquiry on the basis of malice. The agency had started the money laundering inquiry contrary to law.

Khadija Shah appealed the court to declare the money laundering inquiry illegal.

On which a hearing was held today in the Lahore High Court on Khadija Shah's petition against money laundering inquiry in FIA.

Khadija's lawyer Samir Khosa told the court that FIA has not received any complaint in this regard. It is not First Information Report (FIR), it is a suo motu enquiry.

Lawyer Sameer said that any inquiry is based on information, there are five things in this inquiry which are out of routine.

He added that no complainant came forward, Khadija Shah was granted bail in four cases, then arrested in MPO and then taken to Quetta.

Lawyer Sameer Khosa pleaded that we request temporary stay in the inquiry.

He further requested that the parties should be restrained from re-detaining Khadija Shah.

The court adjourned the hearing of the case till December 22, restraining the FIA from taking disciplinary action.