Sarwar Taj, the petitioner and a resident of Lahore, in his plea argued that just as the Pakistan government issues visas to a number of Indian Sikhs and to Hindus to visit their holy places in the country, it should also give a visa to the Indian Muslim man.
He wanted a transit visa to reach Saudi Arabia via Iran.Last month, the LHC division bench comprising Justice Chaudhry Muhammad Iqbal and Justice Muzamil Akhtar Shabbir dismissed the intra-court appeal filed by Taj on behalf of Shihab.