Imran Khan, spouse Bushra Bibi & 80 other PTI leaders added to no-fly list in Pakistan

Former Pakistan Prime Minister and PTI chief Imran Khan, his spouse Bushra Bibi and 80 or members of his party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have been put on a no-fly list, Pakistan media reported on Thursday.

recent development comes as Islamab considers possibility to ban Imran Khan's party, following widespre violence on May 9 due to Khan's dramatic arrest in court.  PTI leers’ names were ded to Exit Control List (ECL).

Lahore police sent names of 700 PTI leers to FIA

On Wednesday, Lahore police sent names of 700 PTI leers to Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) requesting m to impose a restriction on ir foreign travel for one month, reported Dawn. FIA has been requested to place ir names on Provisional National Identification List (PNIL) — which temporarily bars people from travelling abro.

list sent to FIA included names of fashion designer Khija Shah, PTI’s senior leer Shafqat Mahmood, Imran Khan’s nephew Hassaan Niazi, PTI’s supporter Sanam Javed Khan, who got famous after her protests outside Zaman Park, and ors.

A senior FIA official told Dawn Ministry of Interior has three options to stop a person from travelling abro. se included Exit Control List (ECL), Passport Control List (PCL) and PNIL. travel restrictions are imposed on those wanted by law enforcement agencies, criminals and terrorists.

He said PNIL was initial stage where travel restrictions were imposed for 30 days. Those placed on ECL or PCL are permanently barred from travelling unless ir cases were reviewed by authorities concerned.