ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan govt on Saturday rejected former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter and son-in-law's requests seeking removing of their names from the go out keep watch over record (ECL), which is preventing them from flying abroad.
In October remaining yr, Sharif, his daughter Maryam and son-in-law Mohammad Safdar had one at a time applied to the interior ministry seeking removing of their names from the ECL, the Geo News reported.
In their petitions, the trio argued that the go out from Pakistan regulations 2010 didn't practice to them as they weren't taken with corruption, misuse of authority, terrorism or any conspiracy and thus their names must be got rid of from ECL.
The ministry of inside rejected the petitions of Nawaz, Maryam and Safdar, the report stated quoting sources.
The choice to put the names of the Sharif family on ECL used to be taken on August 20 remaining yr during a cupboard assembly chaired through Prime Minister Imran Khan.
In July 2018, an duty courtroom in Islamabad convicted Sharif, Maryam and Safdar within the Avenfield properties case and sentenced them to jail phrases of 11 years, 8 years and one year, respectively.
On September 19, Sharif, Maryam and Safdar were launched from prison after the Islamabad prime courtroom suspended their sentences within the Avenfield case.
In December remaining yr, the duty courtroom in Islamabad sentenced 69-year-old Sharif to seven years of rigorous imprisonment within the Al-Azizia Steel Mills graft case, however acquitted him within the Flagship Investments case. The former premier is serving the prison time period in Kot Lakhpat jail since then.
In October remaining yr, Sharif, his daughter Maryam and son-in-law Mohammad Safdar had one at a time applied to the interior ministry seeking removing of their names from the ECL, the Geo News reported.
In their petitions, the trio argued that the go out from Pakistan regulations 2010 didn't practice to them as they weren't taken with corruption, misuse of authority, terrorism or any conspiracy and thus their names must be got rid of from ECL.
The ministry of inside rejected the petitions of Nawaz, Maryam and Safdar, the report stated quoting sources.
The choice to put the names of the Sharif family on ECL used to be taken on August 20 remaining yr during a cupboard assembly chaired through Prime Minister Imran Khan.
In July 2018, an duty courtroom in Islamabad convicted Sharif, Maryam and Safdar within the Avenfield properties case and sentenced them to jail phrases of 11 years, 8 years and one year, respectively.
On September 19, Sharif, Maryam and Safdar were launched from prison after the Islamabad prime courtroom suspended their sentences within the Avenfield case.
In December remaining yr, the duty courtroom in Islamabad sentenced 69-year-old Sharif to seven years of rigorous imprisonment within the Al-Azizia Steel Mills graft case, however acquitted him within the Flagship Investments case. The former premier is serving the prison time period in Kot Lakhpat jail since then.
Pak govt refuses to remove name of Sharif from ECL
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