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Lahore High Court
Intra Court Appeal No.76 of 2025
Presented By: (TARIQ MAHMOOD BAJWA) JUDGE (JAWAD HASSAN) JUDGE
Dates of hearing 26.02.2026, 05.03.2026 & 12.03.2026 Appellant(s) by Barrister Haseeb Shakoor Paracha, Additional Attorney General with Malik Zaheer Arshad and Barrister Zain Mansoor, Assistant Attorney Generals. Mr. Muhammad Irshad, Assistant Advocate General.
Respondent(s) by Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed with Sardar Abdul Raziq Khan, ASC, Sh. Ahsan-ud- Din, ASC and Sardar Shahbaz Khan, Abdul Samad Abbasi, Advocates.
Intra Court Appeal No.76 of 2025
Presented By: (TARIQ MAHMOOD BAJWA) JUDGE (JAWAD HASSAN) JUDGE
Dates of hearing 26.02.2026, 05.03.2026 & 12.03.2026 Appellant(s) by Barrister Haseeb Shakoor Paracha, Additional Attorney General with Malik Zaheer Arshad and Barrister Zain Mansoor, Assistant Attorney Generals. Mr. Muhammad Irshad, Assistant Advocate General.
Respondent(s) by Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed with Sardar Abdul Raziq Khan, ASC, Sh. Ahsan-ud- Din, ASC and Sardar Shahbaz Khan, Abdul Samad Abbasi, Advocates.
Federation of Pakistan V/S Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed
Law: Anti Terrorism Act, 1997
Section: 28-A
TAG LINE
Permission to travel abroad by an accused under Section 28-A ATA lies exclusively with the Anti-Terrorism Court; High Court cannot bypass statutory mandate—even on consent.
SUMMARY
The Court held that under Section 28-A of the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997, the passport of an accused is deemed impounded by operation of law, and only the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) has jurisdiction to allow foreign travel.
The High Court erred in granting permission based on a government counsel’s no-objection, as: