FIA-Peshawar barred from action against Asad Qaiser

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Prohibited funding case
PESHAWAR
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leader and former speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser on Thursday got a major relief from the Peshawar High Court (PHC) as it bared the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) from taking action against Asad Qaiser in foreign funding case.
In this connection, a hearing was held in the PHC on the application related to FIA’s inquiry in the prohibited funding case.
Asad Qaiser had filed a writ petition in court through his lawyer, Barrister Gohar Ali, to avoid appearing before the federal agency and possible arrest in the high-profile case
The court, in the order, asked the FIA what were the directions that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued to the body regarding the probe.
The PHC asked the FIA whether the federal government asked it to probe the PTI leaders. It also asked the FIA whether the probing under the Political Parties Order 2022 comes under the ambit of the body.
The high court also asked the FIA whether the summoning of the former NA speaker was based on “malintent or whether it was politically influenced.”
In a short order issued after today’s hearing, the court prohibited the anti-corruption watchdog from investigating the ex-NA speaker till the next hearing.