Interior Ministry places Nawaz Sharif, Maryam on ECL

ISLAMABAD (92 News) – On the application of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), the Interior Ministry has placed Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz on the Exit Control List. Their names have been put on ECL following their conviction in the Avenfield reference. Former premier and his daughter will not face any difficulty in coming to Pakistan and they are expected to be arrested during the immigration process at the airport as per standard procedure for all those placed on ECL. After their arrival in Lahore, they are expected to be directly moved to Adiala prison in Rawalpindi via helicopter. DG NAB Lahore Shehzad Saleem, through his letter, requested the NAB chairman to provide a helicopter for transferring the two high-profile figures, who were recently sentenced to 11 and eight years respectively in prison in the Avenfield properties case. The sources said the accountability court judge would also be requested to complete the administrative procedures at the prison.