Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Naqvi forms committee to strengthen existing passport laws

Naqvi

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to take strict action against individuals departed from foreign countries. In a high-level meeting chaired by Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, the government has decided to take strict action against individuals deported from foreign countries. Key decisions made during the meeting include: FIRs to be registered against all deported … Read more

PTI leader Zartaj Gul’s name removed from PCL

PTI leader

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Couert (IH) has ordered removal of former federal minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf(PTI) leader Zartaj Gul’s name from the passport control list(PCL).

A hearing was held in the Islamabad High Court on the petition to remove the name of Member National Assembly Zartaraj Gul from PCL.

Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri heard the case, leader PTI’s lawyer Advocate Tariq Usman appeared in the court.

During the hearing, the court was informed that Zartaj Gul’s name has been removed from the passport control list. The Immigration and Passport Department submitted the report to the Islamabad High Court.

The report said that there is no restriction on the PTI leader to go abroad and there is no restriction on him to get a new passport, the court is requested to dispose of this petition.

It may be recalled that Zartaj Gul’s name was included in the PCL due to the Dera Ghazi Khan case at the request of the Home Department of Punjab, after which he approached the court through his lawyer, Advocate Usman Tariq.

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LHC orders removal of Pervaiz Elahi’s name from PCL

LHC

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has ordered the name removal of former chief minister Punjab Pervaiz Elahi and others names from the Passport Control List (PCL).

Lahore High Court judge Justice Shams Mehmood Mirza heard the case of removing the name of Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi and others from the Passport Control List (PCL).

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) submitted the report in the court during the hearing.

The FIA has removed the name of former chief minister Punjab Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi from the Passport Control List (PCL).

After which the court disposed of the plea in the light of the report.

It is pertinent to note that Parvez Elahi name was included in the PCL and he filed an application for exclusion of his name as he wanted to perform Umrah.

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LHC fixes plea challenging FIA authority in PCL for hearing

LHC

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court(LHC) on Friday fixed the petition challenging the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) authority to include names in the Passport Control List (PCL) for hearing on October 01 .

Chief Justice Lahore High Court Justice Aalia Neelum heard the petition filed for early hearing on the petition against the authority to add name in PCL.

The petition challenges the FIA ‘s authority to include names in the passport control list.

Petitioner Munir Ahmed’s lawyer Azhar Siddique presented his arguments in the court.

The court approved the request for early hearing of the case and directed to set the case for hearing on October 1.

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LHC issues detail verdict to remove Farah Gogi’s children from PCL 

LHC

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has issued a detailed judgment to remove the names of Farhat Shahzadi’s (Farah Gogi) children from the passport control list(PCL).

A two-member bench headed by Justice Anwaarul Haq Pannu of the Lahore High Court issued a detailed verdict on the petition regarding the removal of the names of Farah Gogi’s children from the passport control list.

The court wrote in the judgment that the public prosecutor failed to satisfy the court about keeping the children’s names in the PCL. 

At the time of the trial of Farhat Shahzadi, both the children were under 16 years of age, hence there was no justification for keeping the children’s names in the passport control list. 

In the verdict, it has been said that the anti-corruption agency registered a case against the children’s mother Farhat Shahzadi and others. The Farhat Shahzadi did not join the investigation.

The Lahore High Court in its decision mentioned the decision to remove Shahbaz Sharif’s name from the ECL and wrote that the court, while accepting the appeal, annulled the decision of the single bench.

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