Shehbaz Sharif not added in ECL yet: Sheikh Rashid

Last updated on: 15 May,2021 01:54 pm

Five members of Sharif family are already absconder: Interior Minister

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Federal Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Saturday clarified that PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif has not been placed on Exit Control List (ECL) yet.

Sheikh Rashid, in a video statement, said that the ministry has not received summary from the cabinet. Nation has to wait till Monday or Tuesday so that Interior Ministry can take the decision as per law.

The minister said that 14 suspects of the case are already in ECL while five members of Sharif family have already been declared absconder. He added that Shehbaz Sharif had to quarantine for 15 days in Qatar before travelling to United Kingdom.

Earlier, a special meeting of cabinet sub-committee was held on Wednesday and all members of committee unanimously recommended putting Shehbaz Sharif’s name on the ECL. The final decision was to be made by the federal cabinet.

Shehbaz Sharif on Imran Khan’s nerves even during Eid holidays: Marriyum Aurangzeb

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb said that Shehbaz Sharif is on Imran Khan’s nerves even during Eid holidays.

In a statement, Marriyum Aurangzeb said that Imran Khan does not care about the people and their unemployment, on the day of Eid, the office was opened to put Shehbaz Sharif on ECL.

She said that court had allowed Shehbaz Sharif to travel abroad and Imran Sahib is committing contempt of court by deliberately stopping Shehbaz Sharif.

PML-N leader said that deliberate refusal to obey the court order is not only contempt of court but also an attack on the judiciary.