ISLAMABAD July 27 (TNS): Hearing a petition excluding the name of PPP leader D.r Asim Hussain’s name from the exit control list (ECL), the Supreme Court on Thursday expressed dissatisfaction over the medical certificates submitted before the apex court regarding Dr Asim’s health.
Justice Aijaz Afzal commenting on the matter said: “Nine medical boards were formed to examine Dr Asim Hussain’s health and every board has suggested a different illness.”
Barrister Latif Khosa, the counsel for Dr Asim, on this said that the former minister was suffering from a spinal problem which was apparently incurable in Pakistan. He further argued that other suspects of the case have already been allowed to travel abroad. The court sought a reply from the interior ministry regarding the case. “We want to see whether the law is being properly followed or not while putting a person’s name on the ECL,” the apex court observed.
Dr. Asim, a close aide of former president Asif Ali Zardari, had filed a petition in the apex court asking for the removal of his name from the ECL so that he may travel abroad for medical treatment.
