LAHORE – After confirmation that Malik Asim had flown to UK and Pakistan had no extradition treaty with the UK, the FIA has taken a sigh of relief since the Lahore High Court had strictly ordered the agency to produce Malik or prove that he was not in country, sources said on Monday.
An FIA investigator said that his team was thinking on to contact Interpol for the arrest of Malik Asim from UK and bring back him to Pakistan. However a senior officer Deputy Director Passport Circle, Nasir Jameel said that since there was not Extradition Treaty between Pakistan and UK Malik could not be brought back through Interpol. An other senior Officer of FIA seeking anonymity said that option of brining back Malik through Interpol was very much there since case of Malik was not on political grounds but criminal. “I know his visa for UKL was being expired on February 25 this month and after that he has no justification to stay in UK. He will have to leave that country or UK police will arrest him”, he said adding that ultimately he would have to come back Pakistan.
Accused Asim was owner of a visa consultancy firm, future concern and has minted millions of rupees from the innocent peoples on the pretext of sending them abroad for a bright future. Though FIA had issued red warrants of Malik but he managed to escape UK. The Lahore High Court summoned a report over issuance of red warrant against Future Concern owner Asim Malik by February 04.
Justice Mazahir Ali Akbar Naqvi resumed hearing of Future Concern fraud case and petitioner's counsel told the court that Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) was deliberately not arresting the accused. FIA official explained that raids were being conducted for Asim Malik's arrest and red warrant had also been issued against him. On February 4, 2013 case was fixed for hearing but because the concerned judge was transferred to Rawalpindi hearing could not take place on Monday. It also merits mentioning here that British High Commission has confirmed that Malik has arrived UK.