On 10 June 2005, shortly before she was scheduled to fly to London on the invitation of Amnesty International, Mukhtaran was put on Pakistan's Exit Control List (ECL), a list of people prohibited from traveling abroad, a move that prompted protest in Pakistan and around the world.
Juga pada 10 Juni 2005, tak lama sebelum ia dijadwalkan terbang ke London atas undangan Amnesty International, Mukhtaran dimasukkan dalam Daftar Kontrol Exit (ECL) , sebuah daftar orang-orang yang dicekal bepergian ke luar negeri, sebuah langkah yang menimbulkan protes di Pakistan dan di seluruh dunia.