On Saturday, Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed said that the name of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shahbaz Sharif is not yet placed on the exit control list (ECL).
“We have not yet received any summary in the interior ministry from federal cabinet in this regard,” Sheikh Rasheed said while announcing that it could be received by Monday or Tuesday.
He said that 14 people are already on ECL in a similar case in which Shahbaz Sharif’s name has been recommended for the no-fly list. “Five members of his family are absconders while he is also a guarantor of absconding Nawaz Sharif,” he added.
Sharing his travel plans, Rasheed said that Shahbaz was not going directly to London and had to undergo quarantine for 15 days in Qatar.
“We have yet to receive any reports regarding his medical condition,” the interior minister said adding that his ministry would make a final decision on placing his name on the no-fly list after reviewing legal and constitutional aspects.
Sheikh Rasheed appreciated the performance of Pakistan Army, police and other institutions in containing COVID spread during the pandemic.
On May 12, a sub-committee of the federal cabinet has decided to place Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shahbaz Sharif’s name on the exit control list (ECL).