Lahore, February 11 A Bangladeshi woman who was sold in Pakistan 35 years ago has filed a petition in the Lahore High Court against the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for "illegally" preventing her from traveling to Dhaka.
Razia Bibi, 58, filed the petition in the LHC on Tuesday, stating that the FIA immigration staff removed her from a flight bound for Dhaka without providing any legal justification.
In the petition, Razia stated that she was kidnapped in Bangladesh 35 years ago and illegally brought to Pakistan, where she was sold in Karachi.
"I was forced into marriage with 'my purchaser' in Pakistan, and later I was moved to the Kasur district of Punjab, about 50 kilometers from Lahore," she said, adding that recently she reconnected with her Bangladeshi family through social media, and her mother wanted to meet her one last time.
Razia stated that when she reached the Lahore airport to board a connecting flight to Bangladesh, FIA officials illegally prevented her from boarding the plane. She said she argued that she was traveling on a valid visa, but to no avail.
"Removing me from the flight without any reason clearly indicates that the FIA is engaging in illegal practices," she said, seeking an order from the court for the FIA to compensate her for the cost of her air travel ticket and visa fee.
Razia has also filed an application with the Ministry of Interior for action against the FIA's unlawful act.