IHC Issues Notices To Secretary Interior Over Azam Khan's Plea.

The Islamabad High Court on Tuesday issued notices to Secretary Interior and others over Azam Khan's plea against placing his name in the Stop List.

Chief Justice Athar Minallah heard the petition of Azam Khan, former prime minister Imran Khan's principal secretary, over placing his name in the stop list today.

The bench directed the secretary interior to appoint a representative officer.

The counsel of Azam Khan told the court that the name of former principal secretary to the prime minister has been added to the no-fly list.

'If any case registered him,' the bench questioned. 'No case registered against him, he is being subjected to political victimization,' counsel Qasim Wudood replied.

'A list of similar nature was earlier declared unlawful by the court,' counsel said.

'If Azam Khan intends to go abroad,' Justice Athar Minallah asked. 'Yes he has already got leave for going abroad,' counsel said.

The court adjourned further hearing of the case till 10am on Wednesday (tomorrow).

In his plea, Azam Khan challenged the decision of placing his name in the stop list and requested to the court to declare the decision as void.

'Placing the name in stop list is unlawful and violation of the court orders,'...