Former PTI federal minister Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan was offloaded from a Dubai-bound plane at Islamabad International Airport on Saturday for using official passport, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

According to sources, Firdous Ashiq Awan had planned to travel to Dubai by flight EK-615.

Firdous Ashiq Awan’s attempt to travel on official passport was thwarted by the FIA officials at the Islamabad Airport, saying it was illegal to travel on an official passport while holding no government position.

The FIA officials confiscated Firdous Ashiq Awan’s official passport.

TV grab shows FIA officer questioning Firdous Ashiq Awan at Islamabad Airport.

The FIA officials said Ms Firdous had not returned her official passport after leaving the government seat. They further said that Ms Firdous though had filed a complaint that she had lost her personal passport.

 

Reporter Usman Javed Malik