*ISLAMABAD – **Former PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi gets a worst blow as he hasbeen placed on Exit Control List.*
*Former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) seniorleader, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, has been put on Exit Control List (ECL) whichrestricted him to leave the country, citing sources.*
Sources said that Shahid Khaqan Abbasi’s name was included in theno-fly-list following request of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB)Rawalpindi holding investigation into Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) contractscam case against the politician.
The move was made by the Interior Ministry after formal approval of thesummary to bar movement of the former premier abroad.
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It is pertinent to mention here that NAB Rawalpindi had sought inclusion ofAbbasi’s name on ECL in a letter sent to its headquarters in Islamabad,which formally requested Interior Ministry to take further step.
The decision was taken in light of absence of Abbasi on different occasionsearlier when summoned by the anti-corruption watchdog officials forproceeding the corruption case. The former premier had always maintainedstance for being outside the country to avoid facing NAB investigators.