LAHORE – Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly, Shehbaz Sharif has been barred from travelling abroad on account of ongoing cases against him.
The name of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president has been placed on the provisional national identification list (PNIL) or ‘stop list’ on Tuesday, implying that he would not be allowed to travel outside Pakistan.
According to media reports, Shehbaz’s name was placed on the stop list at the request of the interior ministry; the development means Shehbaz would not be able to travel abroad for the next thirty days.
A day earlier, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had requested the interior ministry to put Shehbaz on the Exit Control List (ECL).
The development comes amid reports that Shehbaz was scheduled to travel to London to inquire after his ailing granddaughter – Hamza Shehbaz’ daughter – who was diagnosed with a cardiac disease and operated on last week.
NAB had arrested Shehbaz on October 6, 2018, in the Ashiana Iqbal housing scheme case.
The legislator secured bail from the Lahore High Court in Ashiana Iqbal Housing Scheme and Ramzan Sugar Mills cases.
Hamza Shehbaz is already in London after getting approval from the Lahore High Court for a two week extension in stay. The PML-N leader is also facing investigations by the accountability watchdog in Ramzan Sugar Mills and case related to holding assets beyond his known sources of income.
