LHC orders govt to remove Parvez Elahi, family members’ names from Passport Control List – Pakistan

The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday ordered the federal government to remove the name of PTI leader Parvez Elahi from the passport control list (PCL), along with the names of his son Rasikh Elahi and daughter-in-law Zara Elahi.

Justice Shams Mehmood Mirza pronounced the verdict on the petitions.

According to the petitioners, the names of the Elahi family members had been put on the PCL “illegally”.

During the hearing, the federal government’s counsel opposed the request to remove the names from the PCL.

In May, the LHC granted Parvez bail and ordered his release in a case related to an alleged illegal appointment made in the Punjab Assembly during his stint as the chief minister.

The court order, a copy of which is available with Dawn.com, said the case against Elahi called for further investigation into his guilt and his bail petition was thus being allowed with bail set at Rs500,000 with two sureties each in the like amount.

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