Islamabad, August 29 (TNS): The apex court on Tuesday lifted travel ban on Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Dr Asim Hussain allowing him to go abroad for medical treatment.
A three-judge bench headed by Justice Dost Muhammad Khan took up Dr Asim’s petition and ordered that his name be temporarily removed from the exit control list (ECL).
After hearing the arguments, the top court gave him one month’s permission to go abroad and receive medical treatment on a surety of Rs6 million.
It set aside the Sindh High Court’s orders in June wherein Dr Asim’s plea for the removal of his name from the ECL was turned down.
The court added that it expected Dr Asim to fulfill his commitment and return to Pakistan within a month.
The court has also rejected the National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) appeal against Dr Asim’s bail and expressed concerns over Dr Asim’s allegations that he was tortured.
