ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday ordered no security agency should arrest PTI MNA Mubeen Arif upon his return to the country.
The petition seeking removal of Mubeen Arif’s name from PCL came up for hearing in the IHC, Wednesday. Justice Babar Sattar heard the case.
Counsel Rizwan Akhtar Awan from Mubeen Arif appeared in the court.
Immigration and Passport DG Mustafa Jamal Qazi and Additional Attorney General Munawar Iqbal Duggal too appeared in the court.
The Immigration DG said, “We place the name in PCL generally at the behest of the institutions.”
The court inquired, “Under what law, you put the name in the list.”
The Immigration and Passport DG replied that the name is placed in the list under rules 22.
The court inquired whether this falls in the jurisdiction power of the federation. “How you use it.”
The Immigration and Passport DG said the federal cabinet has delegated this power to us, adding that it is mentioned in the rules.
The court stopped the authorities from arresting MNA Mubeen Arif upon his return to Pakistan.
The court ordered no security agency should arrest Mubeen Arif.
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