ISLAMABAD: Awami Muslim League (AML) chief and former inside minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed was stopped at Islamabad Worldwide Airport on Wednesday from touring to Saudi Arabia for Umrah, regardless of having acquired permission from the Lahore Excessive Courtroom (LHC) Rawalpindi Bench.
The immigration officers stopped Sheikh Rasheed as he was about to board his flight to Saudi Arabia.
His lawyer, Sardar Shehbaz, stated that the LHC Rawalpindi Bench had issued a written order a day earlier, permitting Sheikh Rasheed to carry out Umrah. The courtroom had additionally directed the related authorities to make sure that no obstacles had been created in his journey.
In a video message at Islamabad airport, Sheikh Rasheed expressed robust resentment over being barred from touring, calling it a violation of the LHC’s order.
“Regardless of the Lahore Excessive Courtroom Rawalpindi Bench’s clear order permitting me to carry out Umrah, I used to be stopped on the airport,” Sheikh Rasheed stated. “Justice Sadaqat Ali Khan had not solely issued the written order but additionally instructed the authorities to make sure there have been no complaints. But, I’ve been stopped from touring.”
Sheikh Rasheed additional acknowledged that two officers, recognized as Abid and Tauqeer, knowledgeable him that he wouldn’t be allowed to journey and refused to acknowledge the courtroom’s directive.
He introduced that he would file a contempt of courtroom petition towards the involved immigration officers within the courtroom of Justice Sadaqat Ali Khan.
“In a rustic the place even a Excessive Courtroom’s order shouldn’t be honoured, one can solely look to Allah for justice,” he remarked. “Allah will make it doable for me to carry out Umrah, and people accountable will likely be embarrassed by their actions.”
ISLAMABAD: Former Federal Inside Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed was stopped at Islamabad Airport from happening Umrah regardless of the order of Lahore Excessive Courtroom Rawalpindi Bench.#sheikhrasheed #SheikhRasheed pic.twitter.com/BIg8he3FMk
— Sheikh Rashid Ahmed (@ShkhRasheed) November 5, 2025
