IHC suspends ban against top PTI officials on ECL

IHC suspends ban against top PTI officials on ECL

ISLAMABAD:

Islamabad High Court has removed ban from the top PTI officials over theExit Control List.

PTI leaders got relief from the Islamabadlink Court (IHC) on after itsuspended the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) notification of a flightban against them.

Former PM aides Shahbaz Gill, Shahzad Akbar had approached the IHC earlierin the day, requesting the high court to dismiss the ban. Later, the IHCalso suspended the ban against former principal secretary Azam Khan,Imran’s ex-focal person on digital media Dr Arslan Khalid, and MohammadNafees Gohar.

The IHC maintained that according to the petitioner, after theno-confidence vote against former prime minister Imran Khan, their nameswere placed on the Provisional National Identification List (PNIL), arguingthat only those involved in heinous crimes could be put on the list.