After the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) staged a protest against former CJP Qazi Faez Isa in London, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Wednesday vowed stern action, including cancellation of Pakistani CNICs and passports, against “attackers who targeted” ex-chief justice and high commissioner’s vehicle.
Former CJP Isa’s car was stopped and banged upon by a group of PTI protesters on Tuesday night where he arrived to attend a prestigious event organised by The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple for his elevation as Callee after he relinquished charge as the country’s top judge.
Reacting to the “attack”, the interior minister ordered the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) to immediately identify the “attackers” via the incident’s footage and initiate legal action against them.Play Video
“Further action will be taken after registering a first information report (FIR) in Pakistan. The government will cancel computerised national identity cards (CNICs) and passports of the attackers,” Naqvi announced .
He added that no one would be allowed to carry out such attacks and the authorities would not remain silent on the regretful incident as the vehicle of the Pakistani high commissioner was also “attacked”.
Elaborating on the future course of action, Naqvi said that the government would begin the process of canceling the citizenship of those attackers, and the relevant cases would be forwarded to the cabinet.
