ISLAMABAD: A Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar ordered government authorities on Wednesday to take steps to bring Hussain Haqqani back to Pakistan within 30 days.

Haqqani, a former Pakistan ambassador to Washington, has been wanted in Memogate scandal case.

Federal secretaries of Interior and Foreign Affairs appeared before the court in the case hearing today.

Director General of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Bashir Ahmed Memon, who also appeared in the court hearing today, said that the judicial magistrate had handed the FIA the arrest warrants that were issued by the court earlier. He also assured the court that the warrants will be sent to Haqqani’s residence in Karachi and Washington.

Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar warned that the court will not accept any excuse after the deadline has passed. Director General FIA told the CJP that the FIA had to follow a procedure in order to issue red warrants.