IHC grants time for answer regarding Rajab Butt's name in travel ban list

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 26th Mar, 2026) The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday adjourned hearing on the petition seeking time to file the reply of the Assistant Attorney General on the petition to remove the name of YouTuber Rajab Butt from the Passport Control List.

The court, however, disposed of the petition tof TikToker Nadeem Mubarak Naniwala from the in the light of the NCCIA report.

Justice Muhammad Azam Khan of the Islamabad High Court heard the petition filed to remove the Names of YouTuber Rajab Butt and TikToker Nadeem Naniwala from the Passport Control List.

During hearing, the Assistant Attorney General sought time from the court to respond in the Rajab Butt case, while presenting a report in the court on the inclusion of Nadeem Mubarak's name in the Passport Control List.

The NCCIA Director Legal Sarfaraz Khatana said that Nadeem Mubarak is a nominee in the inquiry registered in NCCIA Lahore, his name was included in the Passport Control List under the Passport Rules 2021 on the recommendation of the National Cyber ??Security Agency, and will be removed on the recommendation of NCCIA Headquarters.

The court adjourned the hearing on Rajab Butt's application while disposed of Nadeem Naniwala's application.