IHC orders removal of Shireen Mazari’s name from Passport Control List

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has ordered to removal of former PTI stalwart Shireen Mazari’s name from the Passport Control List (PCL).

Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri announced the verdict on Friday as he heard a plea filed by the former human rights minister to remove her name from the list.

Barrister Ahsan Jamal Pirzada represented Shireen Mazari at the court.

Putting Mazari’s name on the list was unjust and illegal, the IHC said, adding that “her fundamental rights have been jeopardised”.

The IHC noted that since a show cause notice was never issued to Mazari, it represented “malafide and ulterior motives” of the Islamabad police.

As reported, Shireen Mazari’s name was put on the PCL on the recommendation of the Islamabad police on May 26, just weeks after the May 9 riots.

IHC ordered the Director General, of Immigration and Passport, Mustafa Jamal Kazi, was ordered to remove Shireen Mazari’s name from the PCL and produce a compliance report for the Deputy Registrar within a week.

According to the written judgement, Shireen Mazari came to know about her name being on the PCL through an article published in newspapers and magazines.