ISLAMABAD – The Interior Ministry on Sunday handed over the list containingthe names of several personalities including former prime minister NawazSharif to a special committee of the cabinet forwarded by the NationalAccountability Bureau’s (NAB) appealing the ministry to put the names onthe Exit Control List (ECL).
The interior ministry rejected anti-graft watchdog’s appeal to put thenames of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his children on the ExitControl List (ECL).
Sources said that the cabinet committee will present a report to thecabinet after reviewing all cases including Nawaz Sharif’s case.
The committee will also question the anti-graft agency regarding the formerprime minister.
On February 20, the interior ministry had rejected NAB’s appeal to put thenames on the ECL.
Responding to NAB’s letter, it asked for valid evidence against the Shariffamily in order to put their names on the list.