Plea filed in Pakistan court to stop Imran Khan from leaving country

A petition has been filed in the Islamabad High Court seeking to put the names of former Pakistan PM Imran Khan and his ministers on the Exit Control List (ECL) to prevent them from flying abroad. The court will hear the plea on Monday.

Meanwhile, Pakistan’s premier investigation agency FIA has put its immigration staff at all international airports on high alert with a directive to stop any government official linked to the Imran Khan regime from travelling abroad without a No-Objection Certificate, a media report said on Sunday.

Khan became the first premier in the country’s history to be voted out of power through a no-confidence motion held early Sunday and vacated the Prime Minister's official residence minutes before he lost the crucial no-trust vote in the National Assembly.

The joint Opposition's no-confidence motion, which required 172 votes in the 342-strong parliament to pass, was supported by 174 lawmakers on Sunday, ending Khan’s prime ministerial term and seemingly bringing an end to the protracted political crisis in Pakistan.

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