Olympic passport scandal: FIA seeks Olympic participants’ record

LAHORE: Deputy Director Passport office, Iqbal Shahid earlier arrested in Olympic passport scandal has now been released on Wednesday here, while FIA has called for the record of the London bound Olympic participants from Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF).

FIA officials said that the Deputy Director, Iqbal Shahid of passport office located in Garden Town here was found not guilty in the initial investigation, as he was posted in this office a few days earlier only. The officials said that tempering of any sort in the passport office was not proved in their initial investigation. In the Olympic visa scandal, the passport of Mohammad Ali which came to the fore was found containing particulars in accordance with the identity card, FIA officials said.

The five female employees of NADRA office have also recorded their statements with the FIA officials.

Meanwhile, FIA team is hunting for the arrest of the main accused in the scandal Abid Chaudhry who has gone in hiding.