LAHORE: A lawyer has moved the Supreme Court (SC) the placing of names former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam and son in law Captain (r)) Safdar on the Exit Control List (ECL).
The petition submitted by Watan Party Chairman Barrister Zafrullah Khan in the SC’s Lahore Registry on Monday stated that Nawaz, Maryam and Capt (r) Safdar are already imprisoned and placing their names on ECL is retribution.
The plea statement also requested the court to exclude the names of Nawaz, Maryam and Safdar from ECL. The court should issue orders to shift Nawaz and Maryam to their personal residence after declaring it sub-jail, the plea added.
Moreover, the federal government, Punjab government, Nawaz and Maryam have been made a party in the petition.
Earlier on August 21, the names of former premier and Maryam’s names were placed on the ECL after approval from the federal cabinet.
On August 20, while briefing the newsmen after the maiden federal cabinet session, Information and Broadcasting Minister, Fawad Chaudhry said that government has decided to place Nawaz, Maryam and Safdar on ECL.
The cabinet also directed the law and interior ministries to implement red warrants against Nawaz’s sons, Hassan and Hussain, and former finance minister Ishaq Dar and bring them back to Pakistan, Chaudhry added.
The information minister said the law ministry has also been directed to contact the British government over the Avenfield properties.
