Overview
- Sharing a six-page judgment Tuesday, the court ordered authorities to take Rajab Butt off the Passport Control List at once unless another court has restricted him.
- Justice Muhammad Azam Khan wrote that adding someone to the list is not an open-ended power and must follow the law with clear, recorded reasons.
- The judgment explains the list exists to secure a person’s appearance before investigators or courts, so the restriction should end once that need is met.
- In court, the Deputy Attorney General said the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency, which requested the listing, did not object to its removal.
- Other cases continue, including an April 24 cancellation of his interim pre-arrest bail in Karachi after no-shows and a separate FIR alleging he promoted betting apps.