Justice Khadim Hussain heard the case of travel ban on Aleema Khan. The legal team of Aleema Khan presented their stance that the name is placed on the ECL without any legal basis, which, as they argued, is against the basic human rights. The court directed Aleema Khan to approach to the trial court in order to complete the necessary legal procedures.

On the other hand, Justice Inamul Haq accepted the request to remove the name Raoof from the Passport Control List (PCL). The court also gave remarks that Including the name of Raoof on PCL is not only illegal but also based on ill-intentions.

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The lawyer of Raoof Hassan informed the court that his client is a recovered cancer patient who needs to go to the United Kingdom after every 6 months for medical checkup. According to the lawyer, DG Immigration included the name in PCL on August 26, 2024 upon the recommendation of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), despite the bail on the relevant case and the state has also not requested to cancel the bail.

The court stated in the decision that only a pending criminal case or under inquiry case is not sufficient to ban any citizen to travel abroad. It is also clarified in the decision that the travel ban on Raoof Hassan was imposed without permission of the federal government. As per the passport rules, it is only federal government’s jurisdiction to allow to enter or exit the country, the order reads.

The court also directed Raoof Hassan to approach trial court to travel abroad and expected that trial court will make a decision soon as per the law.