Islamabad: The Pakistan government has banned VIP protocol given by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to influential people at airports across the country, the media reported on Monday. The decision came into force from Sunday as the Interior Ministry directed all officials concerned of the agency’s immigration wing to implement it, reports Dawn news. The VIP protocol was usually given to politicians, legislators, senior bureaucrats, judges, military officials, and journalists. In case any FIA official is caught giving protocol to a VIP, he would face strict action, the Ministry warned. (IANS)