NewsNovember 04 , 2016
Court orders to deport Nat Geo’s famed ‘Afghan Girl’ Sharbat Gula
PESHAWAR: National Geographic’s ‘Afghan Girl’ Sharbar Gula who was arrested over illegally possessing a Pakistani identity card have been ordered by a court to be deported after serving 15-day prison term and paying Rs 110,000 fine.
The Federal Investigation Agency had arrested Gula from Nauthia, Peshawar, on the charges of possessing fake CNIC. The FIA was looking into the issuance of CNICs in her name and in the name of two Afghan men who were mentioned as her sons in the registration forms.
On October 20, the FIA registered an FIR against Sharbat Gula and three former employees of the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) in the case involving wrongful issuance of CNICs to her and the two men who aren’t related to her.
As per the FIR, after completion of an inquiry and checking of record it was established that three employees of Nadra including Palwasha Afridi, Mohsin Ehsan and Emad fraudulently issued identity cards to the three Afghan nationals, including Sharbat Gula, Wali Khan and Rauf Khan.
Sharbat Gula, who fled Afghanistan during Soviet occupation shot to fame after her photograph as a young refugee was published on the cover of National Geographic magazine back in 1985 on her arrival to Peshawar.
Afghan government
Afghan Ambassador Dr Omar Zakhilwal said soon she will also be free from an uncertain life of a refugee as she will be on her way back to her own country as soon as next Monday where she still is a beloved image and a national icon.
She will meet with President Ashraf Ghani upon her arrival, the ambassador added.
Dr Zakhilwal thanked all those who voiced their support and sympathy to the case of Sharbat Gula including ordinary people within the government, civil society, Peshawar Court and FIA office, media and the public in large.
Courtesy www.thenews.com.pk
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