Shehbaz Sharif files contempt of court petition in LHC
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The PML-N president maintains that the immigration officials violated court orders.
He was offloaded from a Doha-bound flight on May 8.
LAHORE: President of the Pakistan Muslim League-N Shehbaz Sharif submitted a contempt of court petition in the Lahore High Court on Monday, after he was prevented from leaving the country despite court orders.
On May 8, Sharif, who is also the leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly, was to board a flight to Qatar when he was stopped by immigration officials at the Lahore airport.
Sharif was told his name was still on a no-fly list titled, the Provisional National Identification List (PNIL). On Monday, the government also added his name to the Exit Control List (ECL), after it was removed by a court order in 2019.
Name of Shehbaz Sharif included in ECL: Sh Rashid
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Cases against Shehbaz Sharif will get affected if he leaves the country: Sh Rashid
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid on Monday has said that the name of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president and opposition leader in National Assembly (NA) Shehbaz Sharif has been included in Exit Control List (ECL).
Holding a press conference, the minister said that a notification to this effect has been issued and the relevant departments have been informed about it accordingly.
National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had recommended to put Shehbaz Sharif’s name on the ECL as it was investigating a corruption case of seven billion rupees against him, he pointed.
Shahbaz Sharif’s name placed on ECL
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has said that the name of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shahbaz Sharif has been put on the Exit Control List (ECL) after the Federal Cabinet’s approval.
While addressing a news conference in Islamabad on Monday, the minister said that a notification to this effect has been issued and the relevant departments have been informed about it accordingly.
Sheikh Rashid pointed out that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had recommended to put Shahbaz Sharif name on the ECL as it was investigating a corruption case of Rs 7 billion against him.
Shahbaz Sharif’s Name Added to Exit Control List
Shahbaz Sharif’s Name Added to Exit Control List
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Decision taken in light of an ongoing NAB reference against the PMLN leader and difficulty in ensuring his return to Pakistan, claims interior minister
Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Monday announced that the government was placing Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif’s name on the Exit Control List (ECL) on the recommendation of the National Accountability Bureau after securing approval from the federal cabinet.
Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, he claimed that the decision was taken in light of an ongoing Rs. 700 billion corruption reference against the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) leader. Additionally, he claimed, “five members of the Sharif family are already in London” despite facing similar corruption cases in Pakistan. “Much like his brother Nawaz Sharif, it would be difficult for t