Why are some lawmakers so keen to go abroad, asks PM

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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday asked why some lawmakers are “so keen to go abroad”.

The premier tweeted: “Why are some of our lawmakers so scared of the ECL? Why are they so keen to go abroad? There is so much work to be done by politicians in and for Pakistan — the land they claim to love but some cannot wait to take frequent trips abroad and lawmakers have iqamas or residencies abroad.”

“Can anyone explain this strange phenomenon to those of us who would be quite happy to remain in and work for Pakistan because we actually love Pakistan,” he added.

On Wednesday, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi expressed regret over Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government’s ‘rash decision’ of placing 172 individuals on the no-fly list after their names emerged in a money laundering probe.

Qureshi was alluding to the decision of the federal cabinet on Dec 27, wherein it had decided to place Asif Ali Zardari, Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, Faryal Talpur, Murad Ali Shah, Farooq H Naek and several other leaders and provincial ministers belonging to the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), on the ECL.

The SC had come down hard on the government and ordered the government to review the case. In a subsequent hearing, it had directed for removal of Bilawal and Murad from the ECL.

However, the federal cabinet had postponed the removal of names from the no-fly list, saying the apex court had yet to issue a detailed judgement in this regard.

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