Airport entry pass of ex-president’s PA cancelled for facilitating Ayyan
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RAWALPINDI: The airport entry pass of the personal assistant (PA) to a former president has been cancelled for allegedly trying to facilitate supermodel Ayyan Ali to smuggle over 0.5 million dollars out of the country on March 14.
According to a security source, the Airport Security Force (ASF) has been directed to confiscate the entry pass #03234. The pass authorised the accused to enter all areas of the airports in the country. The source said the move came about after he was spotted facilitating Ayyan when she arrived at the Benazir Bhutto International Airport to catch a flight for Dubai.
The 21-year-old supermodel, who had been staying in Dubai with her mother, was in Islamabad during the Senate elections.
As she put her suitcase in the scanning machine, the Airport Security Force (ASF) officials spotted a large sum of foreign currency notes inside. As a result, she was stopped from traveling abroad.
Shortly afterwards, the PA, who was accompanying the model, contacted the brother of a former federal minister who also reached the airport apparently to rescue her. The ex-minister’s brother also unsuccessfully tried to meet the customs officers.
Later, the former federal minister allegedly contacted the customs authorities and tried to convince them that Ayyan was innocent and should be allowed to travel abroad. But his efforts also proved unproductive. The customs authorities registered a case against the supermodel for trying to smuggle the amount out of the country and detained her.
The source said following the cancellation of the entry pass issued to the PA of the former president, all airports across the country were intimated.
On part of the investigation into the case against the model, the customs investigators will submit the challan to the trial court (customs special judge) on April 17.
The Lahore High Court’s Rawalpindi bench has already dismissed the post-arrest bail application of the supermodel.
On the other hand, the investigators could not get call data from the model’s two mobile phones which were found blocked soon after she was detained at the airport.
Published in Dawn, April 6th, 2015
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Apr 06, 2015 02:49pm
Let the punishment fit the crime.
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Apr 06, 2015 02:56pm
Does the PA of the ex President have a NAME???
Why does a PA of an ex President have the privilege of an entry pass
A Former Minister trying to convince customs officials Ayan Ali was innocent - should have been arrested for interfering in official investigation.
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Apr 06, 2015 02:57pm
''On the other hand, the investigators could not get call data from the model’s two mobile phones which were found blocked soon after she was detained at the airport''
it means high ranking politicians are involved.
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Apr 06, 2015 02:59pm
Amazing force at work. Ayyan must disclose the names. In the end not much will happen but good work by custom officers.
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Apr 06, 2015 02:59pm
Which Former president?
If the name of the supermodel committing the crime can be made public, why can't it be done for the abettor?
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Apr 06, 2015 03:00pm
Brother or Rehman Malik,PA of Asif zardari wont be surprised if only ayyan is held responsible for the crime.
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Apr 06, 2015 03:02pm
Guess who blocked both the phones / sims of the alleged super model !!
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Apr 06, 2015 03:03pm
No points on guessing that ex President
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Apr 06, 2015 03:07pm
Clearly there are big fishes involved in this game. so does the model. why she become a part of this? might trying to get some extra cash.
she must learn it now by the hard way.
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Apr 06, 2015 03:10pm
how is it possible that the authorities could not get the data from phones. Dont they have any power?
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Apr 06, 2015 03:12pm
Say no to VIP culture no one is above law good decision by court.
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Apr 06, 2015 03:19pm
Is this a story or a mystery test?
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Apr 06, 2015 03:23pm
Why is there such a thing as "Airport Entry Pass". All Passes must be revoked and everyone should be subjected to inspection at airport.
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Apr 06, 2015 03:28pm
Are these passes issued for life. There is no justification for a ex PA to ex President having this pass
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Apr 06, 2015 03:31pm
Wow lot of resistance from Customs, Naya Pakistan?
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Apr 06, 2015 03:31pm
we all know who that ex-president is ... this matter should be investigated thoroughly
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Apr 06, 2015 03:36pm
Why not name such characters?
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Apr 06, 2015 03:36pm
What a shame! This case must be investigated in details and courts should make their judgement accordingly.
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Apr 06, 2015 03:37pm
Hmmm lot of powerful people involved, this is messy.
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Apr 06, 2015 03:44pm
its a very simple case of connecting the missing links to reveal the actual story which a school boy can do in under 5 minutes. Why our courts, agencies and others have failed is too obvious.
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Apr 06, 2015 03:45pm
Why is the name of ex-president, his PA and the Federal Ministers involved not being disclosed? Please let the masses know which President's PA we are talking about here?
I fail to understand why the investigation team is unable to obtain the call records?
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Apr 06, 2015 03:46pm
They could not get cellphone records. I wonder why?
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Apr 06, 2015 03:52pm
If the act was illegal then why have we stopped at confiscating the pass only? Haul the PA in and also any of his accomplices. Wake up. Unless we start fracturing this VIP culture, there will never be a rule of law!
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Apr 06, 2015 03:57pm
Why only confiscate his pass ? If he was helping her flee then why not interrogate him, get his mobile phones data and investigate his links....
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Apr 06, 2015 04:01pm
This story has more to it then meets the eye
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Apr 06, 2015 04:02pm
Say no to VIP culture!
Agree with you my Indian friend
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Apr 06, 2015 04:03pm
Agree with you dil dil Pakistan
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Apr 06, 2015 04:09pm
The media has done a great job in exposing this......please keep up the good work.
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Apr 06, 2015 04:14pm
Is it legal to hold airport entry pass by PA of the ex-president? If not, a case should be registered against that PA for holding security pass illegally and facilitating money laundering.
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Apr 06, 2015 04:29pm
And the names of the PA and his brother to former president are.......???????? What an incomplete news.
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Apr 06, 2015 04:32pm
This is simply a case of the current interior minister trying to prove to the ex-interior minister that he's the new sheriff in town. If this were not the case, no custom official would have stopped her, and in the mean time the same custom officials have allowed many other cash-filled suitcases to fly.
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Apr 06, 2015 04:52pm
pass #03234 belongs to PA of our ex President HE Mr Asif Ali Zardari Bhutto... wow.
this practice is in place since 2011 as per Ayyan statement, ASF was quote aware of such moves in PPP regime and yet again, obviously it was tip off and she got caught ... ruling party is taking down the people on money laundering to pretend they are clean.
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Apr 06, 2015 04:56pm
@Bilal Whosoever blocked the phones but how come they have not been unblocked so far ? Is it so very difficult task ?
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Apr 06, 2015 05:00pm
Is it enough to just cancel the entry pass ? Why he is not arrested too ? Moreover, the PA could not have come on his own to assist the model Ayan in getting her cleared with all those dollars. He needs to be arrested and punished for this illegal act of assistance and also be investigated as to at whose orders he was there. It is so easy to proceed in this matter.
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Apr 06, 2015 05:06pm
Regarding the call data records (CDRs), it has nothing to do with blocking of the phones. The phones or SIMS may be blocked, but the CDRs are available in the telecom systems and are produced regularly to LEAs or agencies on request to telecom companies. It's a 5 min task (involves just a query to the database with the sim number)!
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Apr 06, 2015 05:08pm
Our problems are so many but the worst one is ,Corruption exists ;it's the response that matter .In this case R & D is a must . no one is above the law .
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Apr 06, 2015 05:15pm
Being here during the Senate election. Is that coincidence or the money has to do do with Senate election? More mysteries. Wish I was part of the investigation team.
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Apr 06, 2015 05:20pm
Nothing will come of this in the end.
It will all be swept under the carpet in the name of ''saving democracy''.
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Apr 06, 2015 05:27pm
Send the PA and the ministers brother to jail for aiding and abetting in criminal activity.
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Apr 06, 2015 05:31pm
Why cant you disclose the names here. Isnt this ordinary journalism ??
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Apr 06, 2015 05:31pm
Which former president , one can only guess that it is Asif Ali Zardaridue to all the names that are associated with Ayyan are all PPP related. What I have a problem with is why the name of the Ex Presidents secretary and why is he not being name and shielded
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Apr 06, 2015 05:35pm
PA of ex-president. Now that speaks a lot and gives a clue as to which party is involved.
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Apr 06, 2015 05:40pm
Thus is childish and irresponsible step by media not to mention the names. At least the people know that the law enforcement knows who are involved and now let's see if justice is done
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Apr 06, 2015 05:42pm
Establishment take no time in disclosing the names of MQM members if they find anything wrong about them. But here no sames are mentioned. It's Double standard or what???
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Apr 06, 2015 05:46pm
Everyone knows whos behind it, Dont find an escape goat, Man-up & arrest the main culprit. Dont put these flashy stories every day. Every one knows the main culprit.
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Apr 06, 2015 06:02pm
A wise Lenin once said never open a can of worms for everything is connected to everything else.
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Apr 06, 2015 06:07pm
if Muhammad amir can be taught a lesson why can't Ayyan be??
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Apr 06, 2015 06:08pm
Where is the media independence.They obviously know the name but not disclosing.
Khalil
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Apr 06, 2015 06:13pm
Surprising Pakistan stars think they are above the law. Was not rahat also detained by Indian Customs. Laws are for people with no contacts.
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Apr 06, 2015 06:15pm
Pakistan is the grazing ground of corrupt officials and politicians. Reportedly, Ayyan traveled around 50 - 60 times to Dubai in last 2 years. She must have laundered tens of millions of dollars.
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Apr 06, 2015 06:27pm
@usman Muhfahmat ki policy is at work between the two parties (PPP & PML(N)). We should pray to Almighty for sparing this country from these criminals.
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Apr 06, 2015 06:30pm
such a small penalty for the PA.
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Apr 06, 2015 06:31pm
A very good honest customs officer! Now the politicians involved should be charged properly and half money should be used for improving the customs department rest for the country budget.
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Apr 06, 2015 06:34pm
Who was this PA to the ex-pres, or the federal minister? Whilst I can understand their names probably cannot be released because they haven't been charged with anything, this is another example of Pakistan's elitist society. If these were ordinary citizens of Pakistan, their names would have been all over the newspapers, and not even the journalists would have given a damn.
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Apr 06, 2015 06:38pm
Shoddy report. We need Scotland Yard or FBI to investigate the truth Otherwise its all humbug.
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Apr 06, 2015 06:43pm
...the customs officers should be rewarded for standing up to a bunch of crooks,
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Apr 06, 2015 07:09pm
Good work by our airport official but please apprehend the politicians who have already smuggled millions of dollars out of the country. There are unleashed and living peacefully in the country.
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Apr 06, 2015 07:09pm
Why don't they mention names? Call a spade a spade!
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Apr 06, 2015 07:14pm
Ayyan Ali is the scapegoat. She should be convicted for her part but real culprits should be brought to justice
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Apr 06, 2015 07:14pm
Excellent work customs and investigation authorities for disclosing this ugly truth. Hopefully all these people atepunished.
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Apr 06, 2015 07:27pm
Why don't they arrest him instead of just confiscating the entry pass, when he was facilitating her? This makes him (or whoever is behind him) the culprits.
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Apr 06, 2015 07:28pm
Whoever blocked data on her 2 cell phones must be tracked and questioned.
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Apr 06, 2015 08:02pm
Not sure why there is anonymity while reporting... Ex President, the PA and the son of the Ex Federal Minister should be named in this report otherwise it would seem that author is just taking readers for a ride. This case is just a tip of the iceberg when it comes to the issue of money laundering by politicians in Pakistan.
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Apr 06, 2015 08:02pm
I never liked pakistan customs. But in this case they did a great job.
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Apr 06, 2015 08:06pm
Interesting turn of events
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Apr 06, 2015 08:09pm
What a drama.
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Apr 06, 2015 08:37pm
VIP culture at its best. This is real Pakistan.
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Apr 06, 2015 08:38pm
@Ali (CA) : Who was the previous president.
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Apr 06, 2015 08:44pm
Please inquire all those ex-PA of tycoons who did blunders and who is responsible?
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Apr 06, 2015 08:55pm
If Ayyan has to save herself from further punishment she should come out with the names of people helping her to smuggle money for them.
Otherwise she will face upto 10 years.
Save yourself sister !
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Apr 06, 2015 09:17pm
I don't know who she is, the only thing I know is that she was "smuggling " a mere amount of 0.5 million dollars. What about those elites who transfer millions of dollars every month from the country.
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Apr 06, 2015 09:20pm
Ex? Freedom of speech!!!
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Apr 06, 2015 09:26pm
The New Pakistan...acts much like the Old Pakistan.
In the New Pakistan the PA and Minister should also be in jail on charges of at the very least interfering with a criminal investigation.
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Apr 06, 2015 10:01pm
does that mean Zardari, Rehman Malik and his brother are all involved ? Considering a poor track record of justice and policing in our county I am afraid that this case might be settled under the table... however i truly hope that the actual culprits are brought to justice.
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Apr 06, 2015 10:16pm
It is such a pity that our poor countrymen spend years to earn these remittance and elites smuggle out 0.5 million in one go. The culprit should must be well treated according to rules.
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Apr 06, 2015 10:32pm
Let her become an approver and enjoy the privileges of a genuine VVIP helping the government in getting the smuggled money back in the country.
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Apr 06, 2015 11:35pm
Just confiscate all of $500K and let Ayyan go with warning. Confiscating money is best punishment.
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Apr 06, 2015 11:36pm
Let stop beating around the bush. The ex-president is Zardari and former federal minister is Rehman Malik which should not surprise anyone. The real surprise is that the customs officials not only arrested Ayan but also refused to release her even after Malik sahib called them.
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Apr 06, 2015 11:40pm
What about others daily $ flow out.
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Apr 06, 2015 11:57pm
@iztraab But same customs let the model go thru on more than 40 occasions in the recent months. What about it ?
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Apr 07, 2015 12:09am
"The airport entry pass of the personal assistant (PA) to a former president has been cancelled " - DAWN would not name the person. Is it a state secret?
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Apr 07, 2015 12:26am
I can bet no big fish will be caught, they are all same and interconnected.
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Apr 07, 2015 12:30am
@Dil Dil Pakistan The only reason this is being treated "fairly" is because the case was related to an "ex-president". Change the names to "current people in power" and Ayaan would be sitting in Dubai sipping margaritas.
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Apr 07, 2015 12:47am
Former President of which company?
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Apr 07, 2015 12:48am
And what about the jail superintendent who is facilitating Ayyan every single day. They both enjoy special dinner, and lunches from the five star hotels together. Ayyan Ali is having a ball of a time in the jail premises, where she gets all she wants including her exercise machines also. This is the caliber of our minister and senior official where they forget how to treat a criminal. Just because she is a model, she can get away with the most heinous crime, and for this reason others catch courage as they know they are safe by the corrupt system.
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Apr 07, 2015 01:11am
Ignorance of law is no excuse, goes the popular dictum; though in pragmatic view, it ought to be applied in criminal cases only, and not in similar variable rules, where a commoner might actually be ignorant of the exact procedures/options/permitted figures.
Had the young lady been aware, she, most likely, would have opted for the services of any of the innumerable hawala agents, flourishing unabated in our sub-continent.
On another note, were the fleeing biggies-in-trouble, in the past, also searched and subjected to applicable laws when they, ditching their own people, flew to safer heavens, with enough on them to enjoy their seemingly endless exiles to the fullest?
Have they ever been questioned how they could afford the high-living during those periods?
An appropriate penalty and counselling can address this and similar issues.
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Apr 07, 2015 01:30am
Please please arrest the PA of Ex president and also the brother of Ex minister to further investigate.
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Apr 07, 2015 01:31am
Wow! Startling example of security lapse and use of Influence by those who are no more in the power corridor even.
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Apr 07, 2015 01:33am
This may be turning into a new drama The Beauty and the Beasts
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Apr 07, 2015 01:34am
Isn't it unfortunate that the institutional failure is not being commented upon. Why did the "personal assistant" of an "ex" president have an airport pass? Someone should be held accountable for not ensuring that passes are issued for the correct reasons
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Apr 07, 2015 01:59am
How many of such passes are out there ?
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Apr 07, 2015 02:29am
Was she carrying money of a VVIP?
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Apr 07, 2015 02:36am
Names please. It's not enough to throw bits of information out.
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Apr 07, 2015 02:38am
@usman Great work, but let's take it to the next level and catch the big fish, or at least bring it to fore-front.
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Apr 07, 2015 03:04am
This case is like Hollywood movie with random plot change.
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Apr 07, 2015 03:36am
Arrest them too
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Apr 07, 2015 04:04am
@usman she is the only one who committed the crime. Why is it that we always want to add confusion to a very simple case?
The PA has a pass, he is allowed to be at the airport, he is not trying to pass currency through customs, Ayaan on the other hand is. She should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law
And my salute to the custom officials that resisted.
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Apr 07, 2015 04:30am
@umer yeh and im highly intrigrued.
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Apr 07, 2015 06:13am
Someone in this country has the power to block data from cell phone before investigators get hold of it? This is next level scary!
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Apr 07, 2015 06:14am
Dawn is a credible source of information and is keenly followed by many but i am extremely saddened by the fact that the culprits of this crime are not given any name in this piece. disclose thier names so that the nation may know thier true faces.
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Apr 07, 2015 07:58am
You are saying you cannot get data from her mobile service provider? you don't need math to calculate how Rehman Malik's brother showed up, of course she called him.
btw, she has gone international, not that kind of publicity she had planned for but hey, I was in Taiwan yesterday and she was on the news. Congrats again !!!
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Apr 07, 2015 09:32am
Good work customs officers!
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Apr 07, 2015 10:38am
He too; should have been arrested !
And, except for duty officers at the airports; ASF should cancel all ENTRY PASSES.
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Apr 07, 2015 11:54am
Supporting a criminal is a part of criminal activity. Please, apprehend all supporter and bring them to task.
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Apr 07, 2015 01:46pm
DAWN pls publish the name of facilitators?
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Apr 07, 2015 02:29pm
The news should be the arrest of former president's PA who is actually involved in money laundering, facilitating the model. Mufahmati Siyasat seems to be coming in the way...
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Apr 07, 2015 04:31pm
The story should indicate the names of the president and his PA.
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Apr 08, 2015 08:44am
@IntellectualProcrastinator Entry passes don't mean they don't get inspected. They go through regular security but they have the privelages to go in and take care of their VIP guests upon landing.
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Apr 08, 2015 10:25am
Please..be the sons of the soil (pakistan) and arrest all the culprets otherwise you are just a soil ( barren)
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Apr 08, 2015 01:03pm
Where did the money come from and what did she do to get it. Interesting how corrupt officials tried to save her to stop the real story from coming out.
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Apr 08, 2015 02:21pm
PA to Former president? Former federal minister? Imagine my complete lack of shock.
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Apr 08, 2015 03:44pm
If this case had any hint being about MQM all names would have been out and JIT would have been formed. Clear hypocrisy.
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Apr 08, 2015 08:05pm
Cellphon block now not before arrested
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Apr 09, 2015 12:33am
Ex President is it a new name for a real person.
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Apr 09, 2015 10:07am
Why the issuing authority did not cancel this ID card so that itmay not be misused. They should be accountable. The general should attend the court, the FIA other government must implement court orders in the specified time The whole government machinary must be efficient.
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