*ISLAMABAD: **Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif faces the worst setback,Media Report has claimed.*
*Tickets of ailing former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his brother ShehbazSharif and Dr Adnan were canceled on Monday, as his name remains on theExit Control List (ECL).*
Nawaz Sharif accompanied by his brother Shehbaz Sharif and family physicianDr Adnan were scheduled to leave for London, today for treatment, vialink Airways commercialflight QR 629 link fromLahore.
Sources confirmed that tickets were canceled by the Sharif family overnon-removal of elder Sharif’s name from the ECL.
It may be noted that last week, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB)had opposed the removal of prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s name from the ExitControl List (ECL).
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According to sources, the NAB in a response to a letter penned by theInterior Ministry had advised seeking a legal opinion from the Law Ministryover the matter of removing Nawaz Sharif’s name from the ECL.
“Several cases are under trial against Nawaz Sharif, we cannot givepositive response unconditionally over the matter”, the letter reads.
The federal government has allowed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif totravel abroad for medical treatment after his health deteriorated.
