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Speculation rife on if Musharraf’s name will be removed from ECL
ISLAMABAD: Speculation is rife on whether the Interior Ministry will remove the name of former President General (retd) Pervez Musharraf's name from the Exit Control List (ECL).
The interior ministry’s decision is the talk of the town among people from all segments of life including politicians, media professionals and intellectuals.
The special court indicted Musharraf in the high-treason case yesterday (Monday) and dismissed his petitions seeking permission to travel abroad. In its order the special court stated that Musharraf’s name had been placed by the government on the ECL and only the government could remove it.
Thereafter, Pervez Musharraf has submitted his petition seeking removal of his name from the ECL and the interior ministry has sought the opinion of legal experts’ relating to Musharraf’s request.
Sources said legal experts have advised the government that deleting Musharraf's name form the ECL would be violation of the court order, as his name was put on the ECL on the order of the Supreme Court.
Courtesy www.geo.tv