ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday ordered removal of the name of former director general of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) retired Lt Gen Asad Durrani from the Exit Control List (ECL).
Chief Justice Athar Minallah issued the order while hearing Mr Durrani’s petition seeking removal of his name from the ECL.
At the outset of the hearing, Justice Minallah asked Deputy Attorney General Syed Mohammad Tayyab as to why the name of the former ISI chief had been kept on the no-fly list.
Mr Tayyab replied that Mr Durrani’s name was on the ECL due to a pending inquiry against him.
The Islamabad High Court has ordered the removal of former ISI DG Lieutenant General (retired) Asad Durrani s name from the Exit Control List. Chief Justice Athar Minallah announced the verdict on Thursday after hearing the arguments in the case. Durrani filed a petition against the interior ministry and government in June 2019 for putting his name on the no-fly list for writing a controversial book. Related: Former ISI DG Asad Durrani challenges his name being put on the ECL Durrani has the same rights as other Pakistanis under the Constitution, the court said. In 2018, the Military Intelligence had written a letter to the ministry of interior to put Durrani’s name on the E.
Pak court: Remove former ISI chief Durrani from Exit Control List
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Islamabad, March 4 : The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has ordered to remove the name of the former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lt. General (retired) Asad Durrani from the country s Exit Control List (ECL).
The court issued its verdict, stating that Durrani enjoys the same rights as any other citizen of the country, adding that Durrani s name is not part of any ongoing inquiry.
The former ISI chief landed in hot water after he co-authored a book titled The Spy Chronicles: RAW, ISI and the illusion of Peace with Indian former Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) chief Amarjit Singh Dulat in 2018.
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