Difficulties in probe being faced due to non-cooperation of Sharif family: NAB
The court adjourned the hearing till March 19.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Cabinet division and National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Thursday submitted their replies in Lahore High Court (LHC) in response to an application seeking exclusion of Shehbaz’s name from Exit Control List (ECL).
A two-member bench of the LHC comprising of Justice Shahzad Ahmad Khan and Justice Waqas Rauf Mirza heard the case.
During the proceedings, the cabinet division and the anti-graft watchdog submitted their replies in the court.
In its reply, the anti-graft agency stated that Shehbaz’s appeal for the exclusion of his name from the ECL against the basic principles, adding that his son Salman Shehbaz left the country without even replying to the Bureau’s quiries.
The NAB further stated that difficulties are being faced due to the in the investigation process owing to non-cooperation of Sharif family.
The Cabinet Division it its reply stated that the matter of inclusion of name in the ECL is related to the Interior Ministry. Cabinet Division has no relation to this.
The court while adjourning the hearing till March 19 demanded summoned replies from the lawyers of defence and prosecution.
Earlier on March 4, the LHC had sought a reply from the federal government and the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) over placement of Shehbaz Sharif’s name on the Exit Control List (ECL).
On February 28, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif had challenged placing his name on the ECL in the Lahore High Court.
Defense counsel in his arguments said, someone’s name cannot be placed on the Exit Control List (ECL) only on assumptions as it is the violation of the basic rights.
Shehbaz’s counsel pleaded the court to annul the notification placing his client’s name on the ECL as he wants to fly to the United Kingdom to see-off his ailing granddaughter.
“NAB failed to prove charges of financial irregularities in Ramzan Sugar Mills and Ashiana Housing scam,” Sharif had stated in his plea.
He further added that the court granted him bail after provision of evidence of his innocence.
His name was put on the ECL following approval of the federal cabinet on recommendations of the anti-graft watchdog.
