SC moved for Musharraf on ECL

[LahoreEstate]

Sunday, March 29, 2009
By Our Correspondent

LAHORE

THE Supreme Court of Pakistan has been moved to put former president General ® Pervez Musharraf’s name on the Exit Control List (ECL).

The application was filed by Dr Akmal Saleemi advocate in an already pending constitutional petition seeking action against Pervez Musharraf and others for killing of innocent students in a military operation launched against Jamia Hafsa.

In his Saturday’s application filed at Lahore Registry of the SC, Dr Akmal stated that his main grievance was against Pervez Musharraf as he was the one who had ordered “surrender or die”.

He said it had been learnt through reliable sources that he (Musharraf) was about to leave the country.

He said Musharraf might leave country for good so his name should be put on the Exit Control List and the pending petition in this regard be fixed before any appropriate bench of the SC at the earliest.

In his main petition, Dr Akmal also made federal interior secretary, district administration, Wafaq-ul-Madaris and Jamia Hafsa Scrutiny Committee respondents.

He contented that the military operation against Lal Masjid was barbaric and in violation of the constitution.

He also demanded formation of an inquiry committee consisting of retired judges of the Supreme Court to probe into the military operation. He said the attendance record of all students of Lal Masjid should also be sought.

Dr Akmal’s petition was taken up by Chief Justice Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry in 2007 and notices were issued to respondents but it had not been fixed for hearing so far.

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