ISLAMABAD – Business tycoon Malik Riaz, whose name was put on the ExitControl Listlink(ECL)in light of a report by the joint investigation team (JIT) probing themoney laundering case has reportedly left country.
He was given a “one-time special permission” to leave the country, reportshave surfaced.
It was earlier reported that Riaz’s name has been placed on the no-fly listand he will not be allowed to leave the country until his name is clearedin numerous corruption cases.
Riaz is among the suspects in the fake bank accounts and money launderingcase which has been referred to the National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB)Rawalpindi office on the Supreme Court’s (SC) orders.
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In the past, the government has been accusedlinkofpolitical favoritism for “names of PTI lawmakers are removed from ECLwithin 24 hours” as evident in the case of Liaqat Jatoi, who belongs to theruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government and whose name was put onthe list, but was later “traveling with impunity”.
