The appellant being a citizen of Pakistan has asked the respondent public body to provide him the information and record pertaining to the visit of Mr. Shahbaz Sharif, the worthy Prime Minister of Pakistan, to Saudi Arabia. He is desirous to know total members of the delegation along with their portfolio / profile and all other detail, total expenses incurred by the state on the visit with all detail, who bore the expenses state or individuals, the purpose of visit along with detail of activities of delegation, whether the family members of PM were part of official meeting with the Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman as they were seen present in the meeting and if yes, how an absconder can be part of meeting along with the head of state and other information incidental thereto. He is further desirous to know the comparison of the visit with that of Mr. Imran Khan, the Former Prime Minister of Pakistan.
This Commission directed the Public Information Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad is directed to furnish the appellant all the requested information but in any case not later than seven days of the receipt of this order.