PTI workers detained in UAE: LHC terms foreign ministry's report unsatisfactory
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday termed a report submitted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the detention of two PTI-affiliated Pakistani citizens in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) unsatisfactory and summoned the relevant official at the next hearing. On Sept 14, the LHC had directed the foreign secretary to process and decide within 15 days representations concerning…
The Lahore High Court (LHC) has expressed dissatisfaction with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' (MoFA) response to the detention of two PTI-affiliated Pakistani citizens, Syed Salman Raza Zaidi and Muhammad Junaid Jahangir, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The LHC had previously directed the foreign secretary to process and decide on representations concerning the citizens' detention within 15 days.
The MoFA's latest reply, submitted through the Attorney General's office, stated that they had referred the matter to the UAE mission and requested a report to be provided "expeditiously." However, the ministry has not yet received a response from the UAE authorities. Barrister Abuzar Salman Niazi, representing the petitioners, criticized the ministry's reply for not addressing the fundamental questions about the citizens' detention and the lack of consular and diplomatic access.
Justice Tariq Mahmood Bajwa summoned the relevant official to appear in person at the next hearing, emphasizing the court's concerns over the non-implementation of its previous order.
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