IHC orders removal of name of Imran’s ex-security in charge from PCL

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Monday ordered the authorities to remove the name of the former security in charge of the PTI founder, Umar Sultan, from the Passport Control List (PCL).

The court said including the petitioner’s name in the travel ban list was unjustified and illegal. Justice Muhammad Asif issued a written decision approving the application to remove the name of Umar Sultan from the PCL.

The court wrote in the decision that it was not on record that the petitioner’s name was included in the travel ban list with the approval of the federal government.

The petitioner’s fundamental rights enshrined in the Constitution were violated by including the name in the Passport Control List. According to the FIA report, the petitioner’s name was active in the PCL and ECL, which were included by the Directorate General of Immigration and Passports on the recommendation of the AIG. Owing to multiple FIRs against the petitioner, the name was recommended to be included in the travel ban list on August 24, 2023.