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Rajab Butt and Nadeem Naniwala move High Court over travel ban

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ISLAMABAD: Controversial Pakistani YouTuber Rajab Butt and TikToker Nadeem Naniwala have approached the Islamabad High Court(IHC) seeking relief from travel restrictions imposed on them.

Both social media personalities are named in multiple cases, including cybercrime, and currently face a ban on traveling abroad.

They have filed separate petitions requesting that the restrictions be lifted, citing professional difficulties caused by the ban.

According to court documents, the petitions were submitted through Barrister Raja Qadeer Janjua and Ahad Khokhar. The petitioners claim that they were unjustly placed on the travel ban list, which is negatively affecting their careers.

The petitions name the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), Secretary Interior, and other relevant authorities as respondents, urging the court to issue orders for immediate removal of their names from the travel restriction list.

A hearing on these petitions is expected soon at the Islamabad High Court, which will determine whether the social media stars will be allowed to travel abroad and clarify the legal standing of the imposed restrictions.

Trump administration expands travel ban to 20 more countries

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US President Donald Trump has announced new travel restrictions on citizens of 20 additional countries, with the policy set to take effect from January 1.

Under the expanded measures, students, family members of US citizens, and holders of Afghan Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs) from the affected countries will also fall under the scope of the restrictions.

According to US media reports, the new ban includes travelers from Syria, South Sudan, Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso, as well as individuals whose travel documents are issued by the Palestinian Authority.

Several countries will face partial travel restrictions, including Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Ivory Coast, Dominica, Gabon, Gambia, Malawi, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Tanzania, Tonga, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Earlier,  President Trump had already imposed travel bans on citizens of 12 countries, including Afghanistan. Following a shooting incident involving an Afghan national and the National Guard outside the White House, Trump had also signaled a broader move to halt migration from what he described as “third-world countries.”

With the latest announcement, the total number of countries affected by US travel restrictions has risen to 35. The Trump administration is also reportedly considering imposing similar bans on citizens of 15 more countries, most of them in Africa.

A White House spokesperson said the measures are aimed at preventing the entry of foreign nationals deemed to pose security or stability risks to the United States.

US prepares to expand travel ban list from 19 to over 30 countries

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The United States is preparing to increase the number of countries subject to travel restrictions from 19 to more than 30.

Kristi Noem, Secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security, told American television that President Trump is reviewing which additional countries may be added to the list, without specifying any names.

Earlier this month, it was reported that the Trump administration had blocked all immigration applications, including green cards and citizenship processes, from 19 non-European countries due to national security and public safety concerns.

According to Reuters, these restrictions apply to individuals from countries that were already facing partial travel bans in June.

The list includes Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen, which were subjected to the strictest restrictions in June, including near-total entry bans with some exceptions.

Other countries facing partial bans in June, which may now see expanded restrictions, include Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela.