Government decide to remove of Maryam Nawaz from ECL in seven days, LHC

Justice Ali Baqar Najafi, presided over the hearing today into a petition filed by Maryam,

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Monday asked the government to make a final decision about removing the name of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz from the Exit Control List (ECL) within the next seven days.

A two-member bench of the high court, headed by Justice Ali Baqar Najafi, presided over the hearing today into a petition filed by Maryam, who is the daughter of former premier Nawaz Sharif, to remove her name from the ECL so she can visit her ailing father in London.

Maryam Nawaz was placed on the ECL in August 2018. Before obtaining bail last month, Maryam had been in custody following an investigation into the Chaudhry Sugar Mills corruption scandal. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had arrested Maryam on August 8.