Overview
- The federal government has approved adding several PTI leaders to the Exit Control List, according to media reports citing officials.
- Reported names include Imran Khan, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Omar Ayub, Fawad Chaudhry, and Shibli Faraz.
- Additional travel bans were reported for Ali Amin Gandapur, Shehryar Afridi, Usman Dar, Shireen Mazari, Zartaj Gul, Musarrat Cheema, Kanwal Shauzab, Sheikh Rashid, Major (R) Tahir Sadiq, Raja Basharat, and Wasiq Qayyum Abbasi.
- Sources say the Punjab Home Department sent the roster to Islamabad after an ECL committee review for formal approval.
- The measures relate to the May 9, 2023 protests that left at least eight dead, hundreds injured, and dozens of public and military sites damaged, with several PTI figures already facing cases.