IHC adjourns Aleema’s hearing for removal of name from ECL

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday adjourned hearing on Imran Khan sister Aleema Khan s petition seeking removal of her name from the exit control list (ECL).

IHC Justice Khadim Hussain Soomro heard the petition against the travel ban. The court adjourned hearing of the case due to non-submission of responses by the respondents.

Aleema appeared in the court along with her lawyer Khalid Yousuf Chaudhry, while Assistant Attorney General Azmat Bashir Tarar was also in attendance.

The petitioner s lawyer said that notices were issued at the previous hearing, now the response is due. The assistant attorney general stated that the notices were received late, and they need to investigate why Aleema Khan’’s name was included in a particular list.

The FIA representative informed the court that they could not conduct the necessary checks due to staff shortages but assured that they would look into the matter soon. The FIA representative said that there was a system under which work was done, the process had to be completed, it might take four to five days for reply.

Justice Khadim Soomro directed that the FIA officer submit a detailed report to the court at the next hearing. The court issued another notice to the DG Immigration and Passports for a response and the hearing was adjourned until Friday.