Following the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) verdict over the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf prohibited funding case, the government on Tuesday decided to place the names of PTI leaders on the Exit Control List (ECL). The government has subsequently decided to put the former premier, ex-governors of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh, and former chairman of the Utility Stores […]
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Fawad invites opposition yet again to discuss election reforms
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry said on Saturday the opposition had an important role in a democratic dispensation and PPP, PML-N should support the government in passage of election and judicial reforms initiatives. Talking to the media here at the launch of a clothing brand in Gulberg, he said the electronic voting […]
Shehbaz Sharif’s name on ECL – government petition stands fulfilled: Fawad Chaudhry
ISLAMABAD: PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif’s name has been added to the Exit Control List (ECL), Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry said on Wednesday. The Federal Cabinet had approved the inclusion of the PML-N leader’s name to the ECL after a request forwarded by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). The Minister, in his tweet, stated that […]
PMLN says cabinet’s action tantamount to committing ‘contempt of court’
LAHORE – Former law minister and Pakistan Muslim League-N leader Rana Sanaullah Khan has said that Prime Minister Imran Khan and his cabinet have committed ‘contempt of court’ by stopping Shehbaz Sharif from going abroad. Reacting to interior minister’s statement regarding Shehbaz Sharif’s name on the ECL, he advised the Ministry of Interior Affairs […]
Shehbaz Sharif’s name not on ECL yet, says interior minister
ISLAMABAD – Minister for Interior Affairs Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Saturday said that the name of National Assembly opposition leader and Pakistan Muslim League-N president Shehbaz Sharif had not placed on the exit control list (ECL) yet. In a video message, he said that a summary to this effect was lying with the federal cabinet […]
Ring road scam: PML-N demands arrest of PM, CM Buzdar
LAHORE: The Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Spokesperson Maryam Aurangzeb has demanded immediate arrest of Prime Minister Imran Khan, Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar and all those officers responsible for scam after fact finding report about the project has surfaced. In a statement issued on Saturday, she said Imran Khan and Usman Buzdar are […]
Information Minister rubbishes reports of putting Shahbaz’s name on ECL on Eid
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain has dismissed the reports of putting Shahbaz Sharif’s name on Exit Control List on Eid. In a tweet, he said these reports are not correct and no such notification has been issued yet. عید کے روز شہباز شریف کا نام ECLپر ڈالنے کی اطلاعات درست […]
Asma Alamgir moves PHC for contempt of court against government
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Asma Arbab Alamgir, on Monday, filed a petition in Peshawar High Court (PHC) against the federal government’s reluctance to remove her name from the Exit Control List (ECL). Contempt of court petition was filed against the federal government over failure to comply with court orders for removing her name from […]
ATC grants bail to Raja Arshid in Fahad Malik murder case
Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) Islamabad has granted bail to Raja Arshid, main accused in murder case of Fahad Malik, nephew of former chairman Senate Mohammad Mian Soomro. Judge Kausar Abbas Zaidi took up Fahad Malik murder case for hearing Tuesday. The accused including Noman Khokhar, Raja Arshid and Hashim appeared in the court. The court […]
Abbasi’s name placed on ECL
Names of seven people were placed on the Exit Control List by the federal interior minister. The list included names of former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and former Finance Minister Miftah Ismail. According to the letter, the decision was taken on the recommendation of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). The other five people barred […]