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Rawalpindi ATC Blocks Aleema Khan’s ID and Passport, Orders Bank Accounts Frozen

The move follows repeated non-appearances despite executed non-bailable arrest warrants.

Overview

  • The court directed NADRA and the passports authority to block her CNIC and passport and instructed the State Bank of Pakistan to freeze all her bank accounts.
  • Judge Amjad Ali Shah also ordered forfeiture of her guarantor’s property to the state to compel her attendance.
  • Criticizing her no-shows, the judge remarked that she is “present everywhere but doesn’t appear before the court.”
  • The latest non-bailable warrant was issued on October 22 and executed on October 24 when police presented it at the Islamabad High Court and obtained her signature.
  • The case arises from the November 26 Islamabad PTI protest, with Khan booked alongside 10 others in a Sadiqabad police case under terrorism and related charges, and the hearing is adjourned to October 27.