Ijaz Shah rules out impression of any deal with Nawaz Sharif
- By Web Desk -
- Nov 12, 2019
NANKA SAHIB: Interior Minister Ijaz Shah on Tuesday ruled out the impression of any deal with former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, ARY News reported.
“The PML-N supremo is being allowed to fly abroad on medical grounds for treatment”, Ijaz Shah said while speaking to journalists in Nanka Sahib.
The minister said Nawaz Sharif will return back to the country after his treatment and added that Law Minister Farogh Naseem is chairing a meeting of the federal cabinet’s sub-committee to discuss ways to remove his name from the Exit Control List (ECL).
Replying to a question, Shah said Nawaz Sharif is not being given a deal, neither “dheel“.
Read more: NAB has no objection over removal of Nawaz Sharif’s name from ECL: sources
Earlier in the day, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) prosecutor said that the anti-graft watchdog body has no objection over the removal of Nawaz Sharif’s name from the ECL on humanitarian grounds.
The PML-N supremo was granted bail by the Islamabad High Court in the Al-Azizia reference on medical grounds on October 26 after his health deteriorated and he was admitted to Lahore’ Services Hospital.
NAB wants govt to strike Sharif’s name off ECL
Earlier, NAB passed the buck of removing former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s name from the Exit Control List (ECL) on to the federal government.
In a rejoinder to the Ministry of Interior’s letter regarding a PML-N plea for removal of name of Nawaz Sharif from the no-fly list, the bureau demanded that the federal government decide the matter itself.
There are instances of the government removing a person’s name from the ECL on its own, NAB recalled, adding the government is the competent authority to do so.