The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has removed former PTI worker Shireen Mazari from the Passport Control List (PCL). The decision about the above mentioned rolled out on Friday.
It is to be noted that, Mazari was being represented by Barrister Ahsan Jamal Pirzada. As per the written judgement, Mazari came to know her about her name being on the PCL.
Considerably, name of Mazari was put on the PCL on the recommendation of the Islamabad police on May 26, just weeks after the May 9 riots.
Notably, around 13 PTI leaders, including Mazari, were detained under the Maintenance of Public Order ordinance after the protests that followed PTI chief Imran Khan’s arrest in the Al Qadir Trust case. She was granted bail on several occasions but was re-arrested immediately every time.
Soon after, Mazari made an announcement that she was quitting the PTI and retiring from “active politics”, mentioning personal reasons.
Mazari said she had made decision to leave the PTI and active politics after the ordeal of her 12 days under arrest and the effect it had on her health and her daughter, lawyer Imran Mazari-Hazir.
She said her children and her health were her main priority and “nothing else is important to me”.
Putting Mazari’s name on the list was unjust and illegal, the IHC said, adding that “her fundamental rights have been jeopardised”.
It is to be hereby added that, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) added that since a show cause notice was never issued to Mazari, it shows “malafide and ulterior motives” of the Islamabad police.
The proper criteria for putting name of the person on the PCL is if they take part in the anti-state activities or if their visit to foreign nations is considered prejudicial to the interest of the state. The IHC in the statement shared that, “Mazari has had neither allegation against her.”
The Director General, Immigration and Passport, Mustafa Jamal Kazi, was ordered to remove Mazari’s name from the PCL and produce a compliance report for the Deputy Registrar within a week.
