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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Earlier, Lahore High Court (LHC) Multan Bench ordered the release of former federal minister and PTI leader Zartaj Gul.
Lahore High Court Multan Bench Justice Muhammad Waheed Khan heard the petition filed against Zartaj Gul’s detention, in which the petitioner’s lawyer appeared in the court.
After hearing the arguments of the lawyers, Justice Muhammad Waheed Khan ordered the immediate termination of Zartaj Gul’s detention and ordered his release.
