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ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Saturday arrested a 12-year-old-boy from Lahore’s Allama Iqbal International Airport after his name came up in the Exit Control List (ECL).
According to FIA officials, the boy’s name was added to those barred from overseas travel following a custodial dispute between his parents. The differences between the parents were later resolved.
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However, the boy’s name was not struck off the ECL and he was arrested when he arrived at the airport from Abu Dhabi. The FIA handed over the boy back to his parents.
In September 2015, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar unveiled that 65,000 names have been removed from ECL.
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He had maintained that 4,987 names had been deleted and only people whose period of placement was less than three years or were involved in anti-state-activities were on the list.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 21st, 2016.
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