Musharraf's name to remain on ECL until all cases cleared: SHC
Court dismisses petition to have his name put on the Exit Control List permanently.
Court dismisses petition to have his name put on the Exit Control List permanently. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE
KARACHI:
Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday announced its decision that former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf will not be allowed to leave the country until all cases against him have been resolved, Express News reported.
The court reserved judgement on the request to have Musharraf's name removed from Exit Control List (ECL).
The former dictator's counsel had asked the court to remove Musharraf's name from the list, saying that Musharraf wanted to go and visit his mother who lives abroad.
The court also dismissed the petition to have his name put on ECL permanently.
Earlier, Musharraf was summoned at a special court for the treason case on December 24 under Article 6 of the Constitution.
The request that was submitted by the federal government at a special court on December 12 to start a treason case against Musharraf was accepted.
It was submitted by Interior Secretary Shahid Khan, stating that Musharraf had violated the constitution by imposing emergency rule in the country in November 2007.
The decision to start this case came after Musharraf was granted bail in criminal cases against him, including the assassination of former premier Benazir Bhutto, slaying of Baloch nationalist leader Nawab Akbar Bugti and Lal Masjid siege.
Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday announced its decision that former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf will not be allowed to leave the country until all cases against him have been resolved, Express News reported.
The court reserved judgement on the request to have Musharraf's name removed from Exit Control List (ECL).
The former dictator's counsel had asked the court to remove Musharraf's name from the list, saying that Musharraf wanted to go and visit his mother who lives abroad.
The court also dismissed the petition to have his name put on ECL permanently.
Earlier, Musharraf was summoned at a special court for the treason case on December 24 under Article 6 of the Constitution.
The request that was submitted by the federal government at a special court on December 12 to start a treason case against Musharraf was accepted.
It was submitted by Interior Secretary Shahid Khan, stating that Musharraf had violated the constitution by imposing emergency rule in the country in November 2007.
The decision to start this case came after Musharraf was granted bail in criminal cases against him, including the assassination of former premier Benazir Bhutto, slaying of Baloch nationalist leader Nawab Akbar Bugti and Lal Masjid siege.