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Expressing dissatisfaction over the probe being conducted by FIA, the Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the government to remove DG FIA Wseem Ahmed, who is alleged of influencing the Hajj corruption scandal probe, Dunya News reported. During the hearing of a suo moto notice of Hajj corruption scam, Justice Khalilur Rehman Ramday maintained, The court is fed up of the way the case is being probed. While Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry observed that Interior Minister Rehman Malik has told the court that he has the discretionary power to exclude any name from the Exit Control List (ECL) whereas the power resides with the Interior Secretary. DG FIA Waseem Ahmed told the court that he has written to the government to exclude him from the ongoing investigation into the Hajj corruption. In the meantime, former federal minister Azam Swati has also submitted more evidence into the apex court and expressed dissatisfaction with the FIA probe. The court subsequently adjourned the hearing to January 20.
