PTI leader Shaukat Yousafzai's name removed from no-fly list

On the order of the Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Tuesday, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shaukat Yousafzai's name was removed from the Exit Control List (ECL).

According to the 24NewsHD TV channel, the court heard the case and issued an order to remove PTI's former minister Shaukat Yousafzai's name from ECL.

Shaukat Yousafzai was stopped twice at Islamabad Airport from travelling abroad.

On July 8 this year, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) offloaded PTI former minister Shaukat Yousafzai from a UK-bound flight at Islamabad airport.

The FIA has prevented PTI leader Shaukat Yousafzai from travelling to the United Kingdom (UK).

This is not the first time that PTI leader Shaukat Yousafzai has been stopped from travelling. Previously, he was also prevented from going to offer Umrah in Saudi Arabia.

Over the issue of offloading, Shaukat Yousafzai disclosed, "There were two orders against me, one for my arrest and another to offload me." 

Former minister Shaukat Yousafzai further said, "The Peshawar FIA returned my belongings and did not arrest me."

The PTI leader mentioned, "I was going to Manchester to meet my daughter but was stopped. The government is being unjust to me."

It is pertinent to mention here that on December 4, 2023, a local court in Shangla declared former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa minister and PTI leader Shaukat Yousafzai a proclaimed offender.

A case was registered against Shaukat Yousafzai in Shangla under Sections 109, 506, 109, 147, 186, 188, and 149 on November 21, 2023, and police raids were conducted in his native village Bisham.

The court declared him absconder after Shangla police failed to find and arrest the former provincial minister.

Reporter: Amir Shehzad