Exit Control List

Exit Control List
Exit Control List
Abbreviation	ECL
Agency overview
Formed	December 21, 1981; 42 years ago
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Pakistan
Legal jurisdiction	Constitution of Pakistan
Governing body	Government of Pakistan
Constituting instrument	The Exit from Pakistan (Control) Ordinance, 1981;
Operational structure
Headquarters	Pak Secretariat Islamabad, Capital Territory
Parent agency	Ministry of Interior (Pakistan); Federal Investigation Agency

The Exit Control Lists (ECL; Urdu: ای سی ایل) is a system of border control maintained by the Government of Pakistan under Exit from Pakistan (Control) Ordinance, 1981. The people on the list are prohibited from leaving Pakistan.^[1]

^ Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (2006). State of human rights in Pakistan. Human Rights Commission of Pakistan. Retrieved 3 March 2011.

[Pakistan2006-1] Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (2006). State of human rights in Pakistan. Human Rights Commission of Pakistan. Retrieved 3 March 2011.

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