ISLAMABAD – Interior Ministry on Tuesday has placed ex-prime ministerNawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz’s name on Exit Control List(ECL).

Following the Avenfield Reference verdict announced by the accountabilitycourt, National Accountability Bureau had requested Interior Ministry toplace their names on ECL.

Earlier, name of Captain (r) Safdar was placed on black list.

It is pertinent here to mention that NAB had asked interior ministry onFebruary 11 and then again on June 11 to put names of Sharif family on ECL.NAB’s both requests were turned down and Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz leftthe country and they are still in London.

According to NAB sources, Capt (retd) Mohammad Safdar may flee from thecountry. Sources further said that the NAB will arrest Capt (retd) Safdaras soon as his arrest warrants are received.

On July 6, Court jailed former prime minister and Pakistan MuslimLeague-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif, daughter Maryam Nawaz andson-in-law Captain (r) Muhammad Safdar for 10, 7 and 1 year respectively.

Announcing verdict judge, Muhammad Bashir ruled that the Avenfieldapartments of the Sharif family shall be seized by the federal government.

The judge while awarding 10 years imprisonment to Nawaz Sharif also imposedan eight million pound (Rs1.2billion) fine, while a fine of two millionpound (Rs322 million) has been imposed on his daughter Maryam Nawaz