Petition filed in Pak court to put Imran, his Ministers on Exit Control List

Islamabad: The Islamabad High Court will hear on Monday a petition seeking to place the names of Imran Khan, who has been ousted from power after losing a no-confidence vote, and the ministers in his cabinet on the Exit Control List (ECL) to prevent them from flying abroad.

Khan became the first premier in the country's history to be voted out of power through a no-confidence motion held early Sunday and vacated the Prime Minister's official residence minutes before he lost the crucial no-trust vote in the National Assembly.

"The Islamabad High Court (IHC) will hear on Monday an application requesting for placing the names of the former prime minister Imran Khan and ex-ministers on the Exit Control List (ECL)," The News newspaper reported on



Sunday.

The ECL is a system of border control maintained by the Government of Pakistan under Exit from Pakistan (Control) Ordinance, 1981. The people on the list are prohibited from leaving the country.

The court will also order an investigation into an alleged threat letter, the report said. Filed by Maulvi Iqbal Haider, plea seeks a probe into alleged threat letter and an inquiry against Khan and the ministers.

It has also requested IHC to put Deputy Speaker of National Assembly Qasim Suri and Pakistan's Ambassador to United States Asad Majeed on ECL along with Khan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry, report said.