May 9 violence: PTI's Shabnum Jahangir arrested at Karachi airport

May 9 violence: PTI's Shabnum Jahangir arrested at Karachi airport

Pakistan

She was travelling on a business visa to Dubai when she was stopped by the immigration officials

KARACHI (Dunya News) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) women wing leader Shabnum Jahangir was taken into custody at the Karachi airport when she was going to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). 

She was travelling on a business visa to Dubai when she was stopped by the immigration officials at their counter. 

Ms Jahangir was barred from leaving the country as her name was put on the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) stop list following the May 9 violence. She was also nominated in FIR registered over violence following the arrest the PTI chief in a corruption case.

The FIA has put names of several PTI leaders on a no-fly list after cases were registered against them for attacking the public and military installations in various cities on May 9.