IHC strikes down PCL placement provision

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facebook --> twitter --> whatsup --> linkded --> email MORE (3) Messenger Whatsapp --> Islamabad High Court ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has declared unconstitutional and without legal effect a provision of the Passport Rules, 2021 that allowed the names of citizens to be placed on the Passport Control List (PCL) based on recommendations from government agencies or departments.

The court held that the provision imposed an unguided restraint on the constitutional right to travel.

In a detailed judgment on a writ petition filed by a citizen, IHC's Justice Inaam Ameen Minhas also set aside an order refusing to remove the petitioner's name from the PCL and declared his placement on the list without lawful authority.